New York's Cab of the Future: the Nissan NV200 (Complete With Odor Control) - The News Wheel
Taxis have a long history in New York City, often consisting entirely of a single model of car, like the Checker Marathon in the ’60s and ’70s, Chevy Caprices in the ’80s, and Ford Crown-Victorias after that. The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission has now cut through the last of the legal issues, making the Nissan NV200 the official Taxi of Tomorrow. More Nissans of the Future: Next Nissan LEAF to Get a Boost in Battery Range. Nissan actually received this commission back in 2011, after a two-year open competition by the New York TLC to find a unique, commercial-grade vehicle that could be altered and used in New York’s famously difficult traffic. Almost immediately after the TLC decided the winner, the lawsuits started coming in, looking to block the incoming Nissans. Eventually, these lawsuits made it all the way to the New York Supreme Court before it was definitively ruled that yes, the city of New York can tell taxi drivers, who are part of the city’s public transportation system, what to drive. Source: thenewswheel.com
