New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow vision is about to be realized in just a few months and the vehicle is getting ready for production. Later this fall, the all-new and completely redesigned taxis are due on the city’s streets. This comes just two years after Nissan won a bid to redesign and supply the
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Nissan and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a new electric vehicle taxi pilot, one using the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. This pilot program, which puts six LEAF taxis into service beginning this spring, will help Nissan, the city, the taxi industry and the public understand how zero emission vehicles can be integrated into
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45 BYD electric taxis will contribute to electrify Hong Kong City’s public transport. The city has plans to replace diesel buses and LPG taxis with electric-powered vehicles. Experts anticipate that this will reduce Hong Kong’s vehicle emissions by nearly 56 percent. BYD concurrently unveiled its plan to introduce e6 pure electric taxis in the region
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Starting this month, the city of Rio de Janeiro has its own electric taxi program with an initial pair of Nissan Leaf. The program is a partnership between the Rio de Janeiro City Government, Nissan do Brasil (NBA) and Petrobras Distribuidora. In the first phase, two Nissan Leaf taxis will be available in Rio. By
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About 70 taxi drivers in México have been driving fully electric Nissan Leafs for more than a year now as part of a pilot program launched in 2011. The project’s objective is to showcase the car’s technology while building experience and evidence of the Nissan Leaf potential under various driving conditions in Mexico. “The car
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