An interesting autoblog post details the history of legal and business problems behind the Taxi of Tomorrow. It's set to be litigated again in the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, which granted the taxi industry group leading the opposition to the Nissan vehicle the right to appeal.
Opposition to the T of T is summed up nicely by Ethan Gerber of the Greater New York Taxi Association, who says, "Look, Nissan is a good company. And the NV200 is not a bad car. If it turns out that people like it, then great – they should be able to sell them here. But why can't we have competition? Why did the city think there had to be exclusivity? It stifles competition and stops innovation."
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