Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: New York City issues a road map for electrifying one-third of its taxi fleet, detailed pricing information the 2015 Audi A3 sedan is released, and Nissan''s design director discusses future electric-car plans. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Nissan Motor Co., will begin sales of the battery-electric e-NV200 commercial vehicle ( earlier post ) in Japan during fiscal year 2014, and will eventually expand sales worldwide. The e-NV200 is Nissan’s second all-electric model available globally, following the Nissan LEAF.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

Nissan Motor Co., in cooperation with FedEx Express, will carry out real-world driving tests of the battery-electric commercial vehicle, e-NV200, in the Yokohama area beginning in mid-July. The e-NV200 test vehicle, which is equipped with a LEAF powertrain—is based on Nissan’s multi-purpose compact van NV200.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2012

The vehicle in the photos is blue, but imagine it in New York City taxicab yellow, complete with a black checkboard stripe and mismatched fonts in the logo. The Nissan e-NV 200 Concept electric minivan shown here could well be NYC's next taxi sometime toward the end of the decade.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

Nissan will begin production of its e-NV200 battery-electric compact van ( earlier post ) into production at its Barcelona plant in FY 2013, which will become the sole producer of the EV. The new model will be based on the existing NV200 currently produced at the plant. Trials will continue in coming months.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

After a series of court challenges, New York City finally has a new standard yellow taxi cab. It's not a hybrid, and it's not electric. DON'T MISS: Nissan NYC 'Taxi Of Tomorrow': Not Fast, But Great For Riders As of September 1, all new. It's also not particularly fast.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2011

With good reason, it's often said that the toughest auto endurance testing in the world is in taxi duty on the streets of New York City (and Jakarta, and Beijing, and Rio).

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 9, 2013

Regular readers may be familiar with the Nissan NV200 van, soon to be pressed into service in New York City as the much vaunted/maligned (delete as appropriate) "Taxi of Tomorrow". You may also be aware that Nissan is testing an electric version, the eNV200.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

Source: Nissan Click to enlarge. Nissan provided a list of the top 15 markets in the US for the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle. Nissan LEAF sales in the United States are up by 335% year-over-year since the launch of the enhanced 2013 model in March. New York City. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 13, 2011

This time last year, the Nissan NV200 delivery van wouldn't have meant much to many of us, sold only in Japan and Europe as a rival to models like Ford's Transit.

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All Cars Electric

MAY 4, 2011

From the iconic Ford Crown Victoria through to the Ford Escape Hybrids replacing many of them as part of air quality legislature coming into force in 2012, Ford’s relationship with the New York taxi is a long one.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Today, General Motors says the 2016 Chevrolet Volt will only available in a handful of states, we drive the 2016 Volvo XC90 luxury SUV, and New York City finally standardizes the Nissan NV200 "Taxi of Tomorrow." An author turns her electric-car experience into a children's book about a mouse and a Tesla.

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Green Cars News

MAY 4, 2011

From late 2013, the Nissan NV200 will be the exclusive taxi in New York City after being selected by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

This Tesla is one of a number of electric cars coming on the market. Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? This Tesla is one of a number of electric cars coming on the market. Imagine it is 2013 in New York City.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. According to Navigant Research, it’s not going to change soon.

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