C-Max Taxi

[From Speed6ing 2 C-Maxing]

Aside from the dealership and aside from my own (which I picked up 2 days ago), this is the first C-Max I've seen in person.  And its a Taxi Cab.  I was wondering when I'd see these replacing the Escape and Fusion Hybrid as well as the Prius Hybrid Taxicabs that are all over the place in San Francisco.  Sorry I could not take more pictures but I had lunch and a coffee in one hand and the phone in the other.

 

[salprint]

I've had my C-Max for a month now and I haven't seen any on the road at all.  I also just got a Fusion...haven't seen any of those either.

[BobJustBob]

Hey, thanks for the photo of the C-Max taxi!  I wonder if a taxi driver can drive a C-Max taxi in such a way as to obtain optimum gas mileage?  I am guessing no, but even then, with the kind of urban stop-and-go driving which I am sure makes up the majority of a taxi's trips, they will be getting much better gas mileage than with a conventionally powered vehicle.

[Ryan McEachern]

Taxi's are the ultimate use of hybrid technology, because of all the sitting time they do, waiting for dispatch, waiting for clients to exit the building, waiting for clients to exit the car, etc. I haven't seen a non-prius taxi in my area in quite a while. It will be interesting if any fleets pick up the C-max.

 

[dusty]

you know its a good sign for this car when its being sold for fleet use. i heard of one company that will buy a bunch of cmax and energi models for their employees, and have chargers setup on the property while they work.

[scooter_scum]

In Tucson AZ, they are available as rental cars.  Thought that was unique!

[From Speed6ing 2 C-Maxing]

It has now been 3 full weeks since I picked up my C-Max.  I have yet to see a C-Max that is not a taxi.  To date, I've now see 4 different C-Max Taxis on 4 different occassions.  I know they're different vehicles due to them having a different medallion "number."

[Monk]

I wonder how many they have in their fleet?

[AndrewWho]

I just saw a C-Max yellow cab in New York City for the first time this morning.  There are many Escape Hybrid, Prius and Prius V cabs in New York as well.  I thought the C-Max wouldn't catch on in taxis due to less cargo space than the Escape and Prius V, but there is more room than the regular Prius so I guess it's not much of an impediment.   

[Tdefny]

I saw one in NYC about two weeks ago. I was so surprised that I took a photo of it. NYC carefully regulates what vehicles can be used as a cab and there was just a big competition for the next generation taxi. The two finalists were the Ford Transit and a Nissan that looked very similar. Both were imports and get mileage in the 20s. The Nissan won. I didn't think they would be open to allow other vehicles in after picking the winner in that competition.

 

The current blend of hybrids should be really good for the City, producing a lot less pollution. Especially considering how much of the time taxis spend idling I don't understand why they didn't pick a hybrid. Even a mild hybrid would be a big improvement.

[mtb9153]

It has now been 3 full weeks since I picked up my C-Max.  I have yet to see a C-Max that is not a taxi.  To date, I've now see 4 different C-Max Taxis on 4 different occassions.  I know they're different vehicles due to them having a different medallion "number."

Come to the south bay, I'm seeing at least a couple a day.  Plenty in Sillycorn Valley.  I've seen a few in Palo Alto as well where I work part-time. When I bought mine in September it was quite awhile before I saw another.  I think I had the first one in the south bay.  No one has come forward to challenge me on that claim of September 20th.