Here's New York's Taxi of Tomorrow: The Nissan NV200 - The Cheat Sheet
Things may change pretty quick in New York City, but there’s no better way to trace its history than by looking at its taxi cab fleet. Focusing in on that seemingly endless sea of yellow, you can see the Checker Marathons of the ’60s and ’70s, the Chevy Caprices of the ’80s, and the Ford Crown-Victorias of the past 20 years or so. Each came to define the city in their own way,... While it’s great for drivers, it’s a headache for taxi companies, who have long been used to maintaining and repairing just one model, and confusing for tourists trying to hail a cab, even if the bright yellow paint isn’t a dead giveaway. In 2009, Seeking to offset the vacuum caused by the end of the Crown-Vic, the City of New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission held an open competition for the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” eventually awarding a 10 year $1 billion contract to Nissan for its... As a result, the city’s taxi fleet has since become a confusing hodge-podge of cars, or exactly what the TLC sought to prevent. Source: www.cheatsheet.com
