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Designed for access

Wheelchair accessible vehicles are converted after they are built to add a ramp. The MV1 was the first vehicle designed to be wheelchair accessible. The makers hoped that NYC would purchase their accessible “Standard” taxis, but they bought a different model. “The Taxi of Tomorrow” had a ramp in the back, so passengers in wheelchairs couldn’t sit next to their friends or family. The MV1 was discontinued in 2016.
Designed for access

Date: 1000-2000

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Designed for access

Date: 1000-2000

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