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New York judge puts the brakes on hybrid taxi rules

New York City's attempt to mandate an all-hybrid cab fleet have been put on hold thanks to federal judge Paul Crotty. A city taxi regulation that was scheduled to take effect on November 1 would have phased in fuel economy rules for new cabs operated in the city. A group of cab operators that account for about a quarter of the city's more than 13,000 vehicle fleet sued, arguing that the hybrid vehicles available today are not suitable for use as cabs due to their size and durability. The cab operators also argued that only the federal ... Read more →

Nissan, GM and Ford agree to build hybrid taxis for New York City Sam Abuelsamid

It's time to say adios to the classic yellow Ford Crown Vic. In May 2007, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans to transform the city's ubiquitous yellow cab fleet from the old school Ford ...

Nissan Altima hybrids have joined the New York City taxi fleet Sam Abuelsamid

I was in Manhattan for a couple of days this week on a press event and noticed a new addition to the local cab fleet. For years now, the classic Crown Vics have been getting supplemented by Toyota ...

New York judge puts the brakes on hybrid taxi rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

New York City's attempt to mandate an all-hybrid cab fleet have been put on hold thanks to federal judge Paul Crotty. A city taxi regulation that was scheduled to take effect on November 1 would have phased in fuel economy rules for new cabs operated in the city. A group of cab operators that ...

Nissan, GM and Ford agree to build hybrid taxis for New York City 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's time to say adios to the classic yellow Ford Crown Vic. In May 2007, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans to transform the city's ubiquitous yellow cab fleet from the old school Ford Crown Victorias to all hybrids. For the past couple of years, a variety of hybrid vehicles have ...

Nissan Altima hybrids have joined the New York City taxi fleet 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I was in Manhattan for a couple of days this week on a press event and noticed a new addition to the local cab fleet. For years now, the classic Crown Vics have been getting supplemented by Toyota Siennas, Ford Escape hybrids and the odd Prius. While cabbies love the mileage they get with the Prius ...


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