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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-04-11 07:56 AM
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NYC taxicabs will now be....Nissans?!?
New York City picks Nissan minivan as next taxi cab

Japan's Nissan Motor has won a contract to provide the next generation of New York's famous yellow taxis.

The deal, which is estimated to be worth $1bn (£607m) was announced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The design will be based on Nissan's NV200 minivan model.

The van, which beat US carmaker Ford Motor and Turkish manufacturer Karsan Otomotiv for the 10-year contract, will be phased in starting in 2013.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg acknowledged the Nissan NV200's boxy form evokes suburbia, but he said the yellow paint would give it the iconic New York touch.

The vehicle features an overhead window to offer views of city skyscrapers, and charging stations for mobile phones.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13276404
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-04-11 08:31 AM
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1. No thanks - I'll walk.
Fuck that shit.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-04-11 11:16 AM
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2. NYC taxicabs will now be....inaccessible?!?
Just like now. The competing Karsan design had ramps for wheelchair users. These do not. :grr: :banghead:
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