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In just a few weeks’ time, all new NYC taxis (except hybrids) will be required to be NV200s. The Nissan NV200 won NYC’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” competition, and on paper it looks great: It’s easy to get in and out of; it’s roomy on the inside; it’s compact on the outside; the horn is reportedly less annoying to the ear; it has charging ports; it has easy-to-locate contrasting-color seatbelt buckles; it has an intercom system so you can communicate clearly with the driver; and coolest of all it’s got rear sliding doors, meaning bicyclists will now have the pleasure of crashing directly into oblivious taxi-exiters holding soft shopping bags rather than a metal swinging door.

There are tons of videos showing the NV200, but this is perhaps the most succinct:

So starting October 28th, we should see these all over the city, right?

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