New York hails Nissan for its new cabs

May 4, 2011 by Candace Lombardi

 

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has chosen Nissan’s NV200 minivan to be its next taxicab, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday.

The Nissan van will join New York City’s taxi fleet beginning in 2013, and be the official taxi of New York for the following 10 years. All taxis currently on the road, including the city’s newer hybrid cabs, will be phased out by 2018.

As part of the deal, Nissan is also providing the city with up to 6 plug-in electric Nissan Leaf cars to be used as test vehicles by taxi owners interested in going all-electric. Nissan will also install charging stations within the city for easy accessibility.

Rear interior
(Credit: Nissan)

The NV200 vans themselves will be equipped with a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder power train, and the option exists to convert them into plug-in electric vehicles. That’s not surprising considering New York is considering eventually making its fleet of over 13,000 taxis all-electric.

The taxis seem to be designed with both tourists and locals in mind….

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