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Story:
NYC (11/15/2010) - On Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the top three contenders for the "Taxi of Tomorrow," a search that started three years ago.
"We have never before worked with the auto industry to design a taxicab especially for New York City. That is until now," Bloomberg said.
The finalists were designed by Ford, Nissan, and Karsan, a Turkish company. All three are higher and boxier than current taxis. Each has more leg room and trunk space than what's available now, although the Nissan has more than the others and is also designed to one day run on electricity.
The mayor thinks that NYC needs a special kind of taxi because regular cabs do not last long enough in the city.
All of the finalists are fuel efficient. The city is also requiring the manufacturers to keep the cost comparable to the price of the cabs you see on the streets now.
New Yorkers can go online to nyc.gov and answer a quick survey. If you give your opinion you will be entered in a contest to win free cab rides for a year.
The mayors' office says it hopes to pick the winner early next year.
The new taxis are expected to hit the streets in the fall of 2014.
Questions:
1. Where did this story take place?
2. When did this story take place?
3. Name the three companies that are competing to make the Taxi's for NYC.
4. Why does the mayor think we need a special type of taxi?
5. What do you get if you enter the contest?
6. When will the Mayor's office pick the winner?
7. When will the new taxi's hit the streets?
Info from NY1
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