On Tuesday, New Yorkers will get their first taste of the Big Apple's new taxicab, the Nissan NV200 minivan, at a special exhibition that takes place from November 1 to 5 on the pedestrian plaza across from the Flatiron building at Broadway and Fifth Avenue.
We'll remind you that the NV200 was selected as the exclusive cab of New York City for the next 10 years, starting from late 2013.
Today, Nissan organized a special event for a host of New York City officials, including Taxi & Limousine Commissioner David Yassky, to preview the vehicle's interior design.
Nissan claims that the NV200 has all the tools to succeed in its role of serving some 600,000 passengers daily in one of the most busiest cities in the world.
“Over the past century, New York City’s taxis have become known around the world for iconic exterior styling,” said Joe Castelli, vice president, Nissan Fleet & Commercial Vehicles.
“Now, with the NV200 Taxi, Nissan is bringing iconic design inside the taxi, while improving the comfort and safety of passengers and drivers. We’re committed to sustaining the New York City taxi’s heritage while meeting the modern needs of 600,000 passengers every day, and we’re looking forward to hearing New Yorkers’ feedback after they sit in this display property and fully experience the vehicle’s many first-of-a-kind features and amenities," Castelli added.
In celebration of the NV200 exhibit’s opening, Nissan also released an interesting infographic with many facts about New York City taxis, passengers, and of course, the NV200 Taxi, and which you can check out below.
2 Comments:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I can't believe the fact that a single taxi takes 600,000 passengers daily!! It is mind-blowing and makes no sense.because this way, a taxi company would earn at least 1,200,000 dollars per day from a single cab?? No way...
You're kidding, right. Divide the 600,000 taxi rides a day by the 13,327 taxi which run 24/7. That's about 2 runs an hour. Of course a lot of the cabs can be in for repairs and some are owner driven and may only operate 8=10 hours a day.
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