In the Fall of 2008, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an initiative to “increase the use of fuel efficient and environmentally friendly taxicabs”. Reuters carried a story in May of 2007 quoting Mr. Bloomberg as saying that by October 2008 New York City would have 1,000 hybrids. The article estimates that New York [...]
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Hybrid Taxis Come to New York City and Denver
March 26th, 2009 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Business, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Transportation 
Tags: Cars, Ford, Hybrids, New York City, Prius 
No Comments »2010 Prius to Get 50 M.P.G.
March 2nd, 2009 Justin Manger Following up on the previous post, there is more evidence that the automobile industry is truly poised to have a revolution of its own. While 100 mpg vehicles may not be too far off in the future, 50mpg vehicles can be purchased today. Or this spring, that is. Toyota’s 2010 Prius will go on sale [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Cars, Ford, Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrid, Prius No Comments »Big 3 Showcase Electric Vehicles at DC Car Show
February 24th, 2009 Eric Wilson NPR reported yesterday from the Washington DC car show on a number of high tech innovations planned by the big three automakers. With the advent of Chevrolet’s plug-in hybrid Volt due to enter production in late 2010, Ford Motor Company has pinned their electric vehicle hopes on a battery powered version of the Focus scheduled [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Chevy Volt, Electric Vehicles, Ford, Plug-in Hybrid, Washington DC No Comments »Ford’s Plug-in Hybrid
February 4th, 2009 Eric Wilson A recent announcement by Ford Motor Company stated that they have entered into an agreement with Johnson Controls to manufacture 5,000 batteries annually for their plug-in hybrid which should hit the streets in 2012. According to a story on NPR this morning, Ford claims that their plug-in hybrid will achieve upward of 120mpg in city [...]
