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![Watchf Associated Press Domestic News New York United States APHS56510 NYC TAXI 1950 The new model taxi cab from Chevrolet is shown in New York City, May 17, 1950. The Taxicab bureau is prepared to buy up to 1,400 of the Chevrolets to replace the larger and more expensive cabs now on the streets. (AP Photo/Carl Nesensohn)](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/yellow-cabs-05.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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![Sumpreme Court Ends Bloomberg's Hybrid Taxi Fleet Proposal NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 01: A gas-electric hybrid taxi cab drives on a street March 1, 2011 in New York City. The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal in a case that ends New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's four-year fight to force the yellow-taxi industry in New York to fully replace its 13,000 vehicles with gas-electric hybrids. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/yellow-cabs-07.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![NYC TLC Picks Nissan NV200 As New Taxi NEW YORK, NY - UNSPECIFIED DATE: In this handout image provided by the City of New York, a Nissan NV200 is seen as a New York City taxi cab in New York City. The Taxi and Limousine Commission along with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg annouced the Nissan NV200 designed by Nissan North America, Inc., has been chosen as the winner of the Taxi of Tomorrow competition and will become the City’s exclusive taxicab for a decade. (Photo by City of New York via Getty Images)](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/yellow-cabs-008.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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