Nissan Leaf EVs to hitch NYC taxis, won’t make hailing a cab in Manhattan any easier

We’ve come some distance since Crown Vics crowded the streets of big apple, opting instead for a fleet of hybrid taxis — but today the recent York City Taxi & Limousine Commission is taking its green approach one step further with the introduction of six electric Nissan Leaf cabs. Starting next spring, the electrical cars will join the procession of mustard-colored whips as portion of the electrical Taxi Pilot Program. The brand new additions are element of Bloomberg’s plans for an all electric cab system by 2012. It’s unsure yet whether the five-door electrics may have a distance or duty limitation and exactly what kind of charging stations might be used. Curious cabbies can take a look at the source to determine the right way to sign in. Now, if lets only flag one down…