While New Yorkers enjoy the last few rides in the city’s fleet of trusty Ford Crown Victoria taxis, the production lines are running for 23 hours six days a week in Mexico making "the Taxi of Tomorrow." Don’t worry, it comes with USB chargers for your phones and other devices.
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Back in May, Nissan unveiled its NV200 van as New York City’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” in a joint press conference with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Today, NYC’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) made the pact official, signing regulations that will replace the city’s iconic line of Crown Victorias (and myriad other cabs) with the NV200 beginning in October 2013. As Nissan puts it, today’s signing, “officially makes the NV200 the taxicab of New York City.”
The NV200 van beat out competition from the likes of Ford to take New York City’s coveted “Taxi of Tomorrow” award months ago. When Engadget EIC (and gearhead) Tim Stevens explored the NV200 at the New York Auto Show, he called it “a huge advance” over existing taxi stock. And hey, will all those amenities, we can’t disagree. Most exciting for commuters: Nissan’s NV200 taxi features separate climate controls for passengers, as well as USB slots for mobile charging. “Taxi of Tomorrow” indeed!
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New York City, meet your new official taxi: the Nissan NV200 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Buried within an announcement from Nissan about its NV200 diesel compact van hitting the London streets, the company has also outed its plans to trial the all-electric variant for ferrying people around the city. The e-NV200 went from concept to reality earlier this year, shortly after the diesel version got a New York paint job and was branded the “Taxi of Tomorrow.” The NV200 has satisfied all legal requirements and is set to challenge the iconic London black cab with its lower emissions, greater efficiency and, of course, competitive pricing. The e-NV200 prototype (not to be confused with the soon-to-be certified diesel version) is scheduled for testing in London during 2013. However, Nissan does note that rolling out the EV would only be realistic if there’s “increasing investment in charging infrastructure” across the capital.
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Nissan’s e-NV200 all-electric van earmarked for a London taxi makeover originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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