Nissan positions its NV200 as the next-generation London taxi
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Nissan's Andy Palmer poses next to London's new NV200 black cab (Photo: Gizmag)
The NV200 London livery (Photo: Gizmag)
With London 2012 in full effect and all eyes on UK's capital, Nissan has chosen a shrewd Monday morning to announce that its NV200 is to be certified as a London black cab
The sliding door of the NV200 taxi (Photo: Gizmag)
Nissan has had to convince both the Mayor's office and Transport for London (TfL) to gain approval for the NV200
The fully electric model, the e-NV200, is set for London testing next year, and could see service as early as 2014
A Nissan history of the Hackney carriage
A nice feature of the London model is a 1.2 sq m (12.9 sq ft) glass roof: a nod to the fact that many of the most striking views in an inner city are directly upwards
With London 2012 in full effect and all eyes on UK's capital, Nissan has chosen a shrewd Monday morning to announce that its NV200 is to be certified as a London black cab
With London 2012 in full effect and all eyes on UK's capital, Nissan has chosen a shrewd Monday morning to announce that its NV200 is to be certified as a London black cab
The NV200 achieves the legal requirement for a maximum turning circle of 25 ft (7.6 m)
LED lights
Nissan has had to convince both the Mayor's office and Transport for London (TfL) to gain approval for the NV200
Nissan has made a feature of the NV200's easy ingress and egress
The NV200 can accommodate a wheelchair passenger
Passenger perks to include USB charging, perhaps?
Close up of the NV200 on display this(Photo: Gizmag)
The London model of the NV200 on display next to the New York version (Photo: Gizmag)
Prior to the unveiling (Photo: Gizmag)
Executive Vice President Andy Palmer took to the podium to extoll the virtues of the NV200 (Photo: Gizmag)
Executive Vice President Andy Palmer took to the podium to extoll the virtues of the NV200 (Photo: Gizmag)
Close-up of the NV200 black cab unveiled this morning (Photo: Gizmag)
Close-up of the NV200 black cab unveiled this morning (Photo: Gizmag)
Close-up of the NV200 black cab unveiled this morning (Photo: Gizmag)
Behind the dashboard of the London cab NV200 (Photo: Gizmag)
The rear seating of the New York NV200 cab (Photo: Gizmag)
The rear seating of the New York NV200 cab (Photo: Gizmag)
The NV200 NYC livery (Photo: Gizmag)
The NV200 London livery (Photo: Gizmag)
The NV200 NYC livery (Photo: Gizmag)
The sliding door of the NV200 taxi (Photo: Gizmag)
Article Summary
With London 2012 in full effect and all eyes on UK's capital, Nissan has chosen a shrewd Monday morning to announce that its NV200 is to be certified as a London black cab. Nissan claims that the taxi variant of its light commercial vehicle is 50 percent more fuel efficient than other black cabs, allowing the automaker to position the NV200 as the next generation London taxi, just as it has for New York and Tokyo where NV200 taxis are also set to appear. The fully electric model, the e-NV200, is set for London testing next year, and could see service as early as 2014.
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