Bob Oddy from the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association insisted black cabs were safe, despite Worboys' conviction.
He said the firm was now ordering parts and recruiting to restart production of black cabs by June.
BBC: Coventry taxi maker LTI to 'restart production' by June
It has been claimed this could eliminate 20% of the capital's exhaust pollution caused by its 22, 000 black cabs.
Manganese Bronze, the maker of London's black cabs, is to call in administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers after failing to secure new funding.
During its first tour of London's roads, one of the Fuel Cell Black Cabs excelled in rush-hour traffic, with smooth and responsive acceleration provided by the fuel cell and electric motors.
ENGADGET: UK's first fuel cell-powered black cab hits the streets of London
Boris Johnson said Mr Paddick's policy of promoting black cabs and giving a seat on the board of TfL to the trade was copied from proposals he launched two weeks ago.
BBC: NEWS | UK | England | London | Paddick to prioritise black cabs
The next thing I know, the train has worked its overnight magic, and the canyons of office blocks and black cabs have been replaced by red deer grazing on granite crags.
He campaigned hard for the cabbies of his home town who, after a long court battle, were forced to change their saloon cars back to traditional London black cabs at great cost.
LOUGHBOROUGH, UK, 28th March 2011, Intelligent Energy, the global clean power systems company, has announced that the Fuel Cell Black Cabs have taken to the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA).
ENGADGET: UK's first fuel cell-powered black cab hits the streets of London
The project to deliver a fleet of the zero emission taxis to the streets of London in time for 2012 is on track, with the first Fuel Cell Black Cabs covering a combined total of over 8, 000 miles in road and test track testing conditions.
ENGADGET: UK's first fuel cell-powered black cab hits the streets of London
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