Hasta La Ideas

A globetrotting Japanese expat once told me he believed there was a Japanese expat pecking order. “The coolest kids move to London,” he explained, “the second coolest, to New York. The third coolest move to L.A.” (This last one delivered with an undertone of scorn.)

If his theorem can also be applied to Japanese automobiles, then Nissan is in pretty good shape. Their boxy NV200 won NYC’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” competition (albeit amidst resistance) last year; now it’s just won the “Taxi for London” title, and will begin rolling out there later this year.

Petrol version

Electric version

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