NYC's taxi fleet going green by 2012

[jasmeel]

Good News!! I hope other public transport in other cities follows suit sooner rather than later.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_on_re_us/green_taxis

"NEW YORK - The city's yellow taxi fleet will go entirely hybrid within five years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday.

"There's an awful lot of taxicabs on the streets of New York City," Bloomberg said. "These cars just sit there in traffic sometimes, belching fumes.

"This does a lot less. It's a lot better for all of us," he said of the hybrid plan.

Nearly 400 fuel-efficient hybrids have been tested in the city's taxi fleet over the past 18 months, with models including the Toyota Prius, the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the Lexus RX 400h and the Ford Escape."

[DS1]

1. 5 years fails to impress

Make it 2 years.

[jasmeel]

3. I was thinking the same thing-let's do it NOW! But it's something.

[phantom power]

2. hybrids are at their best in stop-and-go traffic.

[Drifter]

4. Not to mention ...

the engine is not running when they are stopped. I think this is huge for big cities.

Cheers
Drifter