Beginning next year, you can step into the “Taxi of Tomorrow”. On Thursday morning, five years after the city launched its search for the next-generation yellow cab, the Taxi and Limousine Commission formally put the Nissan NV 200 plan in drive.
“When the ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ is fully phased in, the fleet will be more fuel efficient than it is. That’s because so many of the taxis of today are incredible gas guzzlers,” said TLC Commissioner David Yassky.
The NV 200 was chosen from among three finalists. Among the Nissan NV200’s features are an interior skylight and charging docks for passengers’ electronics.
But despite the long list of rider friendly amenities, opponents are upset about what the new taxi doesn’t have.
Advocates for the disabled say the needs of the disabled and a growing senior citizen population are being run over by the TLC. The new yellow cab is not wheelchair accessible without modifications.
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If its efficient, does that mean the taxi fares will be reduced (to pass the savings to the riders)???????