Nissan's NV200 selected as exclusive taxi for New York

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 Read time: 1 min

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.

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