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Slavche Tanevski Creates a Mercedes-Benz Electric Taxi For 2025
Outside of London's ubiquitous TX4, the purpose-built taxi is almost dead. Checker is long gone and Ford Crown Victorias now grace New York's congested streets. It's more to do with economics than anything else: why build something new and unique when you can modify an existing vehicle?Read more »
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It’s Not All Plain Sailing For Nissan's Nyc Taxi Of Tomorrow As Judge Rejects Program
I for one, was not particularly pleased to hear that NYC Ford Crown Vic (and classic sedan-shaped) taxi cabs were being phased out, being replaced with hybrid Nissan vans, as part of the Taxi of Tomorrow (ToT) project. Yes, the NV200 is very efficient,...
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First Videos Of Nissan's New Nv200 London Black Cab
Nissan is trying to get a piece of the London Black Cab pie with a new version of its NV200 taxi van, which has already been chosen as an official cab for Tokyo and the exclusive New York City 'Taxi of Tomorrow'. Following the release of the...
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Nissan To Show New Yorkers Nv200 Taxi Of Tomorrow In November
Back in May this year, Michael R. Bloomberg announced that the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) selected the Nissan NV200 minivan as the exclusive cab of New York City for the next 10 years, beginning in late 2013. Now, the public as well as...
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Video: The Stig Goes Donuts In A Lancer Evo 9-based London Taxi Cab At The Top Gear Festival
We don’t know the identity of the man hiding behind the white racing helmet at the ‘Top Gear Festival 2011’, but The Stig sure knows how to work the steering wheel. Of course, being that the black London Taxi Cab you see in the video...
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Binz Xtend E-class Estate Asks The Question: A Hearse For A Daily Driver?
In 1961, the Checker Motors Corporation, makers of the ubiquitous Checker cab, decided – for whatever reason – to offer a civilian version to private buyers. Called the Superba, you won’t be surprised to learn it was a complete financial...
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