Nissan Motor has been chosen as the winner for its NV200 cab design in the "Taxi of Tomorrow" contest in the US, based on a survey on 23,000 people.
February 3, 2012
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838 Nissan Motor has been chosen as the winner for its NV200 cab design
in the "Taxi of Tomorrow" contest in the US, based on a survey on 23,000
people. The NV200, which will become the exclusive taxi for New York
city for 10 years, starting 2013, will be produced at Nissan's plant in
Mexico's Cuernavaca.
The NV200, designed by Nissan North America,
features airbags, a transparent roof, built-in GPS navigation and
charging stations for mobile devices, as well as a fuel efficiency
rating of 25 mpg, the highest fuel efficiency of the finalists and over
twice that of the current 278 Ford Crown Victorias used for the city’s taxi
fleet. Additionally, according to the city, the NV200 was the only
vehicle to offer future convertibility to fully electric, in six years,
although six Nissan Leaf electric cars will be delivered to the city
this year for use as taxis in a trial programme.
