Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

[cjforumadmin]

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[threedoor]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

Plug in electrics would make awesome traffic jams when they ran out of juice on a summer day after sitting in traffic running the AC! At least the Transit is probably better to get into and out of than a crown vic. I say we start stamping out Checker cab bodies with modern materials and bolt in an eco tec. Those things have a cavernous back seat and an equally huge trunk, and are easy to get in and out of.

[BangShiftChad]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

Now that would be a cool idea. Build hybrid Checkers for NYC. I like it.

[Bamfster]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

They've been using the POS Prius here for a while now ....

[squirrel]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

I can't remember the last time I was in a taxi...it was probably in Japan, 1984, and the taxi had a column shifted 4 speed manual trans (on the wrong side, of course)

[joebogey]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

Taxicab Vehicles In Use

The Following Vehicles are Currently in Use as New York City Taxicabs

2011-Ford Crown Victoria Stretch
2011-Ford Fusion Hybrid
2011-Ford Escape Hybrid (2WD)
2011-Mercury Mariner Hybrid (AWD)
2011-Mercury Milan Hybrid
2011-Lexus RX450h
2011-Toyota Camry Hybrid
2011-Toyota Prius
2011-Toyota Highlander Hybrid (4WD)
2011-Nissan Altima Hybrid
2011-Volkswagen Jetta Clean Diesel Sedan

2010-Ford Crown Victoria Stretch
2010-Volkswagen Jetta Clean Diesel Sedan
2010-Lexus RX450h
2010-Lexus HS250h
2010-Toyota Camry Hybrid
2010-Toyota Prius
2010-Toyota Highlander Hybrid
2010-Nissan Altima Hybrid
2010-Ford Escape Hybrid (2WD)
2010-Ford Fusion Hybrid
2010-Mercury Milan Hybrid
2010-Mercury Mariner Hybrid (AWD)

Pretty much everything on that list other than the CV are jokes. D you know many times you stuff 3 or 4 people in a cab? Let's see them do that in a Prius or Jetta.

The only thing I think of when you say NYC Cab is a Checker. Make them with CNG (hell they're big enough to carry the tanks) and you've got a winner

[Barry Donovan]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

all bullsh*t aside...

the vanagon could just run forever with the efficent they look for and ability for weight rating...keeping the front engine bay away from passengers , they still have to eat NYC, why aggrevate it?

I hopped in one overseas (inline four, rear engine bus, never saw before) it took all of us, gear included.


WTF is wrong with that as a taxi? nothing. ???

[joebogey]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

Not sure who was talking about a microbus, I was talking about the new Jetta that's an approved taxi. As an owner of 3 Jetta'a I can say they are not taxis.

[IRONHEAD]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

fords not stupid..
I wonder what highway safty test/mandate, that the c/v body on frame can't pass in it's cuuent form..
or if it was c.a.f.e. fleet aver/ that is doing it in

[joebogey]

Re: Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?

Most likely the cafe rules going into effect