The new rules will allow taxi fleet owners to charge drivers more per shift to lease low-emission vehicles, which the city said will cost drivers less for gas.
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30 OctPanel Enacts Incentives for Hybrids in Cab Fleets
30 OctPlans Would Let Strangers Share Cab Rides in New York
Some riders could get into a cab with a sign indicating where it was going, and be taken to a nearby destination for a discounted fare.
30 OctStand That Blazed Cab-Sharing Path Has Etiquette All Its Own
Commuters bound for Wall Street are crowding into cabs in a preview of sorts of a program the city is considering.
30 OctCabbies Stay on Their Phones Despite Ban
New York City cabbies have been banned from using cellphones for a decade, but the rules remain almost entirely unenforced.
30 OctWith Advent of Telephone Testimony, More Taxi Complaints Are Heard by a Judge
Only about 1 in 11,000 cab rides results in a complaint, but since December, about a quarter of passengers who have sought a hearing have testified by phone.
30 OctFeel Ignored? Try Calling Your Taxi Driver
Taxi drivers are prohibited from talking on the phone in New York City, but obviously a lot of chatter goes unreported.
30 OctTaxi Commission Seeks New Ways to Enforce Cellphone Ban for Cabbies
Under proposed rules, drivers would not be allowed to wear hands-free headsets, even if they are not in use.
30 OctJudge Kills Mayor’s Try at Greening Taxi Fleets
A federal judge blocked Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposed rule that all new taxis must meet stringent fuel efficiency standards.
30 OctGoing Their Way?
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to formalize a system of cab sharing from certain locations has some drivers concerned.
30 OctTaxi Commission Says Credit Cards Help Drivers
New York’s taxi commission found that credit cards may be saving the industry from the worst effects of the recession, but many drivers say it isn’t so.