From April 4 through April 15, thousands of people stopped by the “Taxi 07” Exhibit and visited the Standard Taxi – taxi operators, taxi drivers, medallion owners, countless families, and people of all ages and sizes. The response was overwhelmingly positive. Everybody seemed to fit just right inside the Standard Taxi. Our biggest passenger was 6’ 9” and 420 pounds – he stepped in and sat down with ease!  In addition, we had great interest from people with disabilities who were excited about the easy access into the Standard Taxi that results from our “universal design”.

Thank you to all of you who came out to see us, including many people who came from New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston, Philadelphia, and even Quebec! We listened to your comments and suggestions and have taken them back to our engineers in Michigan for review. We are always striving to make the Standard Taxi even better. In fact, we spent quite a bit of time at the Kennedy, Newark, and LaGuardia airport taxi pools to get input from NYC area taxi drivers. We handed out more than 2,700 brochures to the taxi drivers/owners at the airports!

On Monday, April 16, New York City Council Member John C. Liu, who is Chairperson of the Transportation Committee for the City Council, personally invited the Standard Taxi to test out the streets of New York. We went to the Flushing Taxi Stand in the heart of Queens and the Standard Taxi fit right in. In fact, since the Standard Taxi is 14 inches shorter than New York City’s regular taxicabs, it takes up less space on the streets and maneuvered easily in traffic. Click on this link to see our New York pictures. We had a great time with Council Member Liu and he later issued a press release to document his support.

Please take your time and check out the links below. We had tremendous press coverage from major broadcast news channels, newspapers, magazines, and radio. Of course, the same thing can happen in your city when the Standard Taxi enters your fleet.

We are happy to report that interest in the Standard Taxi has reached a new level. Last week, in addition to the New York Auto Show, we participated in the Taxicab Paratransit Association of California’s annual convention (known as “TPAC”). Attendance at the Palm Springs resort was high (special thanks to Bill Rouse). Next week, we’ll be in Baltimore for the TLPA Spring Conference (see below) and the following week we’ll be in Philadelphia with the Standard Taxi prototype. We have had strong interest from Vancouver to South Florida.

Our momentum comes directly from our customers and the people who benefit from the Standard Taxi’s unique features – operators, owners, drivers, regulators, and the riding public. In addition, we have had great interest from transit authorities from across the country who recognize the value in a specifically designed “fleet” vehicle that is easy to maintain and keep on the roads. Increased fleet utilization is obviously important for any fleet and the Standard Taxi can be used in many different industries and applications.

In response to your requests, we are now taking reservations for Year-1 production Standard Taxis. Several operators have signed our simple “reservation form” and sent us deposit checks. Your deposit will be safely kept in an interest-bearing escrow account and it is fully refundable at your option. Please click here or on the image above to download your Reservation Form. We look forward to working with you and your company to make the Standard Taxi a success!

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Marc Klein at 847-345-6725 or 212-672-1630 and send him an e-mail at marc@standardtaxi.com. In addition, we recently released a new Standard Taxi DVD which contains a ton of information (pictures, video, brochures, and a Reservation Form). Click here to request a free DVD.