Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

Nissan NV200 NYC Taxi. The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City for a decade, beginning in late 2013. The other two finalists included Ford Motor Co. Taxi of Tomorrow. Click to enlarge. and Karsan, a Turkish vehicle manufacturer.

New York City 231

New York City Taxi New York Fully Electric 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2013

A team from Tongji University in China has generated comprehensive emission factors (functional relations between pollutant emissions and the activity that causes them) for Shanghai, China light-duty vehicles at various average speed levels. Emission factors for hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and NO x of in-use light vehicles were 0.1

Emissions 199

Emissions Taxi Vehicles China 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

California uses the EMFAC (EMission FACtors) emissions model; the rest of the US uses the EPA MOVES (Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator) model. One segment of the on-road fleet that is believed to drive more miles and consume more fuel than the average fleet vehicle is livery (for-hire) vehicles, such as taxis and limousines.

Emissions 150

Emissions Fleet Light Taxi 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

Target applications for Freescale’s small engine control platform include small-displacement two- and four-stroke engines used in motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and three-wheeled taxis. State-of-the-art electronic control helps small engines produce more horsepower and less pollution than their carbureted predecessors.

Engine 150

Engine Three Wheeled Taxi Motorcycles 150