Automakers warn hybrids not certified for commercial use
New York City may have to backpedal on its recently introduced legislation that mandates all new taxis to be either hybrids or have fuel economy of at least 25mpg (9.4L/100km). The reasoning is that by state law taxis are also required to have part [...]
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New, York, City, have, backpedal, recently, introduced, legislation, that, mandates, taxis, either, hybrids, have, fuel, economy, least, 25mpg, (9.4L/100km)., reasoning, that, state, taxis, also, required, have, partitions, installed, between, driver, passenger,, there, currently, crash, test, studies, conducted, vehicles, fitted, with, partition., problem, lies, fact, that, carmakers, refusing, certify, crash-worthiness, hybrid, cars, with, partitions,, which, could, potentially, lead, minefield, lawsuits, partitions, [...]
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