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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by Retric on Sunday December 25, 2016 @08:23PM (#13256385)
NYC cabs average 100,000 miles per year and use 1976 cars. http://www.caranddriver.com/features/taxi-tough-a-look-insid...

Prios cab hit 620,000 miles on it's first battery. http://www.hybridcars.com/toyota-prius-taxi-running-strong-w...

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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by DashRattlesnake on Monday December 26, 2016 @02:06AM (#13257316)
> NYC cabs average 100,000 miles per year and use 1976 cars.

I don't think that's true anymore.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/taxicab_vehicles_i...

http://nypost.com/2013/10/28/citys-final-fleet-of-crown-vict...

Anyway, If the cabs were getting 100k miles per year, how often were they getting replaced?

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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by Retric on Monday December 26, 2016 @05:17PM (#13260075)
Some of these cabs are lasting 30+ years, though they often use old cop cars which also have high mileage. The limitation is offen accidents not direct mileage.
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