New York City Will Be Hailing Hybrids by 2012
Yellow Cabs to Go Green
The advantages of the hybrid taxis will be big gas savings for drivers and much cleaner emissions for New York City's already strained environment than traditional gasoline-powered taxicabs. Current taxis get about 12 MPG. The hybrids are expected to get double the MPG's. Hybrids perform best when idling or stuck in traffic which is a good part of New York City driving. They also have cheaper air conditioning costs and their brakes last twice as long.
According to NY1 News, some disadvantages of the new hybrids are: a confining partition between the passenger and driver, lack of leg room, and trouble stepping into the vehicle as most hybrids are SUV style vehicles.
The city currently has about 13,000 cabs in operation. The majority are Crown Victoria's and 375 are Ford Escape hybrids. Mayor Bloomberg wants to increase the amount of hybrids to every cab in the City by 2012
Since 1907, only gasoline-powered yellow taxis have prowled the city streets. Now, thanks to Mayor Bloomberg and the "Clean Air Taxis Act" all yellow cabs will be green.
According to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, New York taxis each average about 100,000 miles of driving yearly. So, the fuel savings for drivers and operators could amount to thousands of dollars every year.
These hybrid taxis will lessen America's dependence on foreign oil. New York City has always been a trendsetter for our country and now, with these hybrid taxis, it is leading the way toward our energy independence.
Mayor Bloomberg called his hybrid taxi plan a "win-win situation."
SOURCE: http://www.ny1.com
source: http://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=21992
Published by Renee Morway
From the skyscrapers of NYC, I face strength. From the people of NYC, I gain understanding. And from the heart of NYC, I feel inspiration. So, I tend to write about the city quite a bit. View profile
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Now if I could just afford one. they should be less expensive if we are supposed to be driving them to help the Earth! Great reporting!
Interesting. Hope it works for them!
I was on crutches a few weeks ago (hurt my ankle) and a hybrid cabbie refused to take me. He said it would take too long for me to get in and out and he didn't want to wait. I still think the hybrids are the way to go, though. Thanks for the comments everyone!
Really interesting piece of news.
Good stuff!
Looks like we'll all have hybrids now.
wow this is excellent news. thanks
Fantastic news- I hope this starts a trend. And thank you for writing a news story about something positive.