NY Taxi and Limousine Commission Bans Lexus Hybrid for Being "Too Powerful"

NY Taxi and Limousine Commission Bans Lexus Hybrid for Being "Too Powerful"

The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission have passed new regulations prohibit the use of Lexus taxi cabs because they are "too powerful."

The city of New York has over 13,000 cabs in operation, where the Ford Crown Victoria reigns supreme accounting for more than half of the city's taxis. But that is about to change since the Taxi and Limousine Commission just selected the Nissan NV200 as the Taxi of Tomorrow, which is an effort to encourage the adoption of environmentally friendly vehicles.

Despite New York's plan to integrate hybrid vehicles into the taxi system until all the cabs are hybrids, there is a certain hybrid vehicle that doesn't make the cut: the Lexus.

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Lexus cabs also offer a more comfortable ride, which is important for physical health when cabbies are driving over deep potholes and sitting in traffic for long periods of time. Newmark, in particular, notes that the Lexus' smooth ride helps him manage knee pain.


http://www.dailytech.com/NY+Taxi+and+Limousine+Commission+Bans+Lexus+Hybrid+for+Being+Too+Powerful/article21672.htm

did someone get kickbacks to steer a certain kind of car to be the norm? it just seems so odd.

They authorize corporate bribery.

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:shrug: