Good to see the
i MiEV is adding to its résumé -- which already includes the job of
ferrying Geek Squaddies about the place -- with a new position as a specialist taxi service in select districts of Tokyo. Launched yesterday, this new Zero Taxi initiative aims to attract customers with its zero emissions (from the car, the electricity used might still be produced in a polluting way) appeal, aromatic oil-scented cabin, and primarily female drivers who'll be trained to provide local area and tourist info. We're just reporting here, don't blame us for the Hinomaru Limousine Company's belief that a man can't be as good a tour guide as a woman. It's a humble beginning since the company's only deploying two i MiEVs for now, but local competitor
Nihon Kotsu is also preparing to join the fray, and is currently testing out a
Better Place battery-swapping station that should keep its cars where they need to be -- on the road.
posted March 26th 2010 6:21AM
those wheels are tiny!
Ha, Maid Taxi!
I don't know why, but this remembers me a shopping cart
not for passengers with luggage
Best Japanese 'pick-up' line ever:
"Taxi!"
I wonder if I could flip it?
@albinomexi If we work together, yes.
There is a certain irony that a zero emissions vehicle is trying to attract customers by burning oil.
@KeeBaud
True, but surely it's more efficient at a power station than loads of car engines burning oil separately.
Is there an actual reason for being primarily female drivers? Maybe men just can't stand the scent for long?
@Nitesh Having attractive drivers gives people more incentive to go on the tours.
@Atkins Crazy Asians.
@Nitesh Google "Maid Cafe" :)
@Nitesh Now they have maid taxi.
Mitsubishi Zero!!?? (from the folks who brought you Pearl Harbor?)