Originally Posted By: nthach
Originally Posted By: oil_film_movies
Also the Fusion is a durable evolution from the days of NYC taxi-cabs using the same basic system since 2005.
You can thank Toyota for the Fusion/Escape Hybrids, it's based off the Prius design which dates back to 1997.
... and Toyota can thank TRW (U.S.A) for the original idea from back in the 1970's.... Actually the Chevy Malibu Voltec is also Prius-like (planetary gearset), also like the Pacifica Hybrid, Ford C-Max, Ford Fusion, all using a similar layout because it works very well.
They aren't all the same in some ways. The Malibu uses 3 clutches, 3 too many if you ask me, since I see my '15 C-Max equal its MPG on Fuelly.com using NO clutches, same as what the Ford Fusion Hybrid has now.
Originally Posted By: nthach
But now NYC wants to see the Nissan NV200 "Cab of the Future" take over the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn, but if San Francisco is any indication Uber/Lyft is giving cabbies a run for their money.
Yes, Uber and Lyft seem to be getting around a lot of the taxi regulations. All they have to do is put a Toyota Synergy Drive in the Nissan NV200 (like the current Nissan Rogue Hybrid on the roads now). Currently the NV200 is not hybrid.
Also, if you ever watch CNN or FoxNews, and they are on NYC streets interviewing someone or near a window there, you actually see a few Ford C-Maxes and older-version Ford Escape Hybrids still running about. Saw this just yesterday.
I might grab some live video of NYC streets from a webcam feed, and I'll bet you can recognize Escape/C-Max hybrids big-time.