The Checker Taxi Stand

john_w · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: NYC Going to All Hybrid Taxis

Mayor Plans an All-Hybrid Taxi Fleet
By RAY RIVERA

The gas-guzzling Ford Crown Victoria would be replaced by
hybrid vehicles under a five-year plan proposed by Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg.

Read the full NY Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/nyregion/23taxi.html?th&emc=th

Guest · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:03 am Post subject:

Great opportunity for Standard Taxi and their new Taxi they plan on building. Didn't see "hybrid" as an engine option on it on their website, though.

john_w · Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

Their sales brochure lists both LPG and CNG as options ... it's an easy change to the GM 4.3 motor just involving a different intake / fuel delivery and a reprogrammed distributor curve (pretty much the same as Checker did to the 3.8) ... but I don't know if that would qualify as "green" enough for NYC.

The other alternative would be to buy the GM hybrid gas / electric option powertrain used in the "green" VUE.

John W