{"id":2685,"date":"2011-05-03T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2011-05-13T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T20:36:34","slug":"nissan-nv200-is-new-york-citys-taxi-of-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=2685","title":{"rendered":"Nissan NV200 is New York City’s ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>New York is \u201chailing\u201d a new era of urban mobility, as the city with the nation\u2019s largest taxi fleet has selected Nissan to design and supply the next-generation \u201cTaxi of Tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City beginning in late 2013.<\/p>\n

The award comes after a rigorous selection process that occurred over more than two years.<\/p>\n

The competition built upon more than a century of taxi industry heritage to drive the design and creation of a purpose-built vehicle, tuned to the city\u2019s streets.\u00a0 The other two finalists included Ford Motor Co. and Karsan, a Turkish vehicle manufacturer.<\/p>\n

The Nissan NV200 taxi will be produced in North America at Nissan\u2019s facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico.<\/p>\n

The Nissan NV200 taxi will be a modified version of the compact commercial vehicle currently available in global markets including Japan, Europe and China. Total manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of the vehicle, with all planned standard features, will be around $29,000.<\/p>\n

As part of the program, Nissan also will work with the City and taxi owners on a pilot program to study the use of zero-emission, electric vehicles as taxis.\u00a0 Nissan will provide up to six 100-per cent electric Nissan LEAFs to taxi owners for testing in 2012 as well as the charging stations to support their use.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe city\u2019s Taxi of Tomorrow is the Nissan NV 200 \u2013 and it\u2019s going to be the safest, most comfortable and most convenient cab the city has ever had,\u201d said Mayor Bloomberg. \u201cWe started this process to leverage our taxi industry\u2019s purchasing power to get the highest quality taxi, one that that can expand and redefine the legendary image of New York City taxicabs. The new taxis will be custom-designed to meet the specific demands of carrying 600,000 passengers a day in New York City traffic and the vehicle meets the top priorities identified by the public in our on-line survey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Planned innovations, which respond to direct input from drivers, owners and passengers, include:<\/p>\n