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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hybrids’
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 
View CommentsToyota Prius Test Drive Impression: Awesome
March 14th, 2009 Justin Manger Today I drove a Toyota Prius for the first time. I wish I could say it was the new Third Generation Prius to debut around April but it wasn’t. The Prius originally went on sale in Japan in 1997 and hit the U.S. market in 2000, according to Wikipedia. The popular and iconic Second Generation [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Japan, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Battery, Cars, Electric Cars, Hybrids, Prius View Comments2010 Prius to Get 50 M.P.G.
March 2nd, 2009 admin 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 View Comments
