Prius Taxi ???????

grumpygy

Saw one of thse today and it even had Delux on it.

andrewsw16

Are their an extra set of pedals on a sprocket wheel in the passenger area so they can help out when the battery is low?

CaptFun

Smart move. If you own a taxi company the more MPG, the more of the fare stays in your pocket. I would be interested to see the long term reliability and maintenance studies on these.

320090T

The batteries are hardly used anyhow. I asked a salesman how long the thing would run on batt power alone, he said bout 10 minutes. Tiny * gas motor just gets good mileage.

kimi

Lots of them in the Seattle area.

MMOMEQ-55

They are to small for me to get in.

breddyrrt

Was in NYC this past weekend. There were tons of hybrid taxi's.

Prius
Escape
Camry

Azhunter

Bunch of them here in Phx. also.
http://cleanaircab1.reachlocal.com/?scid=2196679&kw=15223625&pub_cr_id=11610405710

EVILDR235

Portland Oregon has some of them.

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grumpygy

quote:Originally posted by MMOMEQ-55
They are to small for me to get in.


Try getting out.[:o)]

Anonymouse

quote:Originally posted by 320090T
The batteries are hardly used anyhow. I asked a salesman how long the thing would run on batt power alone, he said bout 10 minutes. Tiny * gas motor just gets good mileage.


That is because it is NOT designed to run on the batteries for any length of time. It is a hybrid, not an electric. Duh.

montanajoe

...we love it,very roomy;

shilowar

We've had them in our area for a while, Green Taxi.

yoshmyster

What no Smart Cars as cabs?

jimdeere

Question:
Does a hybrid car switch to gas engine when the batteries run down or is the car powered by the gas engine itself?

select-fire

quote:Originally posted by us55840
And how well do they perform in the Upper Midwest during the winter when temps drop to -30 below zero, wind blows 30 MPH and snow is butt deep to a garaffe?

[;)]


[:)] Question is.. will they plug up the snowblowers or will they just go out the chute.

Horse Plains Drifter

quote:Originally posted by EVILDR235
Portland Oregon has some of them.

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They have them up at Sea-Tac too. Red dots driving them.

JohnnyBGood