Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2019
New York City Clean Air Taxi rules are successful in cutting emissions and reducing air pollution, [link] to a new study by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Drexel University. The scientists report that overall fuel efficiency of the medallion taxi fleet climbed from 15.7
Green Car Congress
MARCH 30, 2018
Using models they built and data from more than 10 million taxi trips in New York City, they found that the cost of service provided by a fleet of shared automated electric vehicles (SAEVs) would be $0.29-$0.61 We suspected you wouldn’t need as much for taxis. The standard now is 200 miles. Bauer, Jeffery B.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 4, 2017
taxi drivers. In some cities, you're just as likely to find Transit Connect taxis plying the streets as traditional sedans—especially in taxi-rich New York City. But now Ford plans to put a new—and greener—spin on this workaday vehicle. DON'T MISS: Ford plans.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 1, 2013
New York cabbies love their hybrid taxis--they're far more efficient than previous taxi designs, and proving incredibly reliable too. But those hybrids are under threat from Nissan's NV200 'Taxi of Tomorrow'--van-turned-cab which won a contest to provide New York City with virtually all of its cabs, two years ago.
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.
Green Car Reports
JULY 25, 2011
If you want to wring out your new car and test exactly how durable it is, never mind taking it to Death Valley or testing above the Arctic Circle. Just put it in service as a street taxi in any big city. New York City, maybe, or San Francisco.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 24, 2013
Politics in New York City are a tough, bruising game. Pit a billionaire Mayor with a desire to make the city work better and cut carbon emissions against the entrenched interests of taxi owners, and you get an ongoing battle.
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