The Prius At Work

taxi · 07-23-2007, 07:28 PM

Hi, I live in New Zealand and work as an owner/operator Taxi driver. Our Taxi fleet now has 8 Priis made up of a mix of Gen1 and Gen2. All Jap Imports at the moment.
Interested to hear from more prius owners that use their Vehicle for work, and the performence etc acheived.
As a Taxi the Prius blows me away, and i only have a Gen2 (or "classic"). Passengers love the ride and freak out when the engine dies. Also get more in tips because I trying to do more for the environment. (Chuckle) I just enjoy the drive myself. I service every month or 8000 km and have few problems. The collant pump for the electric motor stopped working a month or so ago. Very similar in price to a water pump in normal car. not to scary.

**Tideland Prius** · 07-23-2007, 11:08 PM

Gen 1 is the Original, Gen 1.5 is the classic and Gen 2 is the current model.

In order, it's NWH-10, NWH-11 and NWH-20.

Here in Vancouver, Canada, we have TONS of Prius taxis around. Yellow Cab has at least 50 of them running. The highest mileage one is around 450,000km I think. The highest Classic Prius is actually in Victoria with > 500,000km.

taxi · 07-24-2007, 03:45 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Jul 23 2007, 10:08 PM) [snapback]483929[/snapback]</div>

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Gen 1 is the Original, Gen 1.5 is the classic and Gen 2 is the current model.

In order, it's NWH-10, NWH-11 and NWH-20.
Here in Vancouver, Canada, we have TONS of Prius taxis around. Yellow Cab has at least 50 of them running. The highest mileage one is around 450,000km I think. The highest Classic Prius is actually in Victoria with > 500,000km.
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cheers. I hate getting stuff like that wrong. I have the NWH11. Saving for the 20 now. cant wait.
over here in Nu Zeeland we seem to be just calling them Gen 1-3.
Love the sound of 500 000km. Whoo hoo

Greenermachine.com · 07-24-2007, 01:04 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(taxidriver @ Jul 24 2007, 08:45 AM) [snapback]484035[/snapback]</div>

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cheers. I hate getting stuff like that wrong. I have the NWH11. Saving for the 20 now. cant wait.
over here in Nu Zeeland we seem to be just calling them Gen 1-3.
Love the sound of 500 000km. Whoo hoo
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Your not the only firm running Prius as a taxi - other in London do likewise to avoid the congestion charge
See here -
http://www.greenermachine.com/index.php?pO...&pPostId=62
Phone them and get their advice maybe?

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07-23-2007, 07:28 PM	#1
taxi Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Hi, I live in New Zealand and work as an owner/operator Taxi driver. Our Taxi fleet now has 8 Priis made up of a mix of Gen1 and Gen2. All Jap Imports at the moment. Interested to hear from more prius owners that use their Vehicle for work, and the performence etc acheived. As a Taxi the Prius blows me away, and i only have a Gen2 (or "classic"). Passengers love the ride and freak out when the engine dies. Also get more in tips because I trying to do more for the environment. (Chuckle) I just enjoy the drive myself. I service every month or 8000 km and have few problems. The collant pump for the electric motor stopped working a month or so ago. Very similar in price to a water pump in normal car. not to scary.

07-23-2007, 11:08 PM	#2
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,620 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 344 Times in 243 Posts Friends: 23	Gen 1 is the Original, Gen 1.5 is the classic and Gen 2 is the current model. In order, it's NWH-10, NWH-11 and NWH-20. Here in Vancouver, Canada, we have TONS of Prius taxis around. Yellow Cab has at least 50 of them running. The highest mileage one is around 450,000km I think. The highest Classic Prius is actually in Victoria with > 500,000km.