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0Fiat redefines "trunk space" for MillionTreesNYC initiative 1304609340
Narrowing down the list of things for which New York City is known can be a daunting task, but its parks are arguably up there. Now the city is planning to plant a million new trees across its five boroughs over the course of the next decade, and Fiat has signed on to help. As part of the ...
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Supreme Court strikes down Bloomberg's hybrid taxi plan for NYC 1299417660
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has fought long and hard to uphold a local law requiring all city cab companies to replace their gas-guzzling Ford Crown Victoria sedans with more efficient livery vehicles. A noble goal, no doubt, but the Supreme Court is having none of it. The New York Post ...
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Turkish taxi of tomorrow design beats Nissan, Ford proposals among New Yorkers [w/video] 1297797600
Karsan V1 New York City Taxi – Click above for high-res image galleryThe people of New York City have spoken, and they've found the taxi designs from both Ford and Nissan lacking. You may remember that the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission recently set about polling residents ... -
Study: New York, Los Angeles to lead U.S. in plug-in vehicle sales 1297731480
Forecasting the future of the plug-in vehicle segment is not an exact science, but countless firms, including Pike Research, strive to provide accurate predictions. Recently, Pike constructed a model for plug-in vehicles sales broken down by individual states and metropolitan statistical ...
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Toyota adds New York City to plug-in Prius trial program 1291820460
2010 Plug-in Prius Prototype – Click above for high-res image galleryLate last week, Toyota announced that New York City will take part in the company's Prius plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration program. Five of Toyota's plug-ins will hit the crowded streets of New York to see how ... -
Up to 475 CNG-powered buses headed to New York City 1283342580
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), North America's largest public transit agency, has awarded New Flyer of America Inc. a $216 million contract to supply the MTA with up to 475 CNG-powered buses. The contract calls for New Flyer to deliver 135 40-foot heavy-duty transit buses to the ... -
NYC seeks Taxi of Tomorrow; is UniCab the answer? 1275397320
A couple of years have passed now since the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) announced its search for a vehicle that would replace the taxis of New York City with something that better fits the times. The TLC created a website for creative types to submit ideas for the "Taxi of ...
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Cruze Comes To Town: Chevy unveils 40-mpg Eco model and RS package 1269748860
2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco – Click above for high-res image galleryChevrolet will use the 2010 New York Auto Show to reveal a few more details about the production Cruze sedan going on sale this fall. Specifically, the Big Apple is where Chevy will formally unveil the high-mileage Cruze Eco ... -
Daimler Bus completes delivery 1,350 vehicle hybrid order for New York City 1269640800
Daimler Buses North America has completed the delivery of a major order for hybrid buses to the New York City Transit authority. The New York bus system bought 1,350 Orion VII buses that use a series hybrid drive system produced by BAE systems. The Orion VII is the first production hybrid bus to ...
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Hyundai releases first teaser shot of the Sonata hybrid 1269619200
2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Blue Drive – Click above to enlargeNext Wednesday at the New York Auto Show, Hyundai will unveil its first U.S. market hybrid model based on the just released Sonata sedan. Unlike the Fusion and Camry hybrids which are barely distinguishable from their ...
