{"id":391,"date":"2005-12-12T02:54:40","date_gmt":"2005-12-12T06:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=391"},"modified":"2013-01-21T13:53:53","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:53:53","slug":"hybrid-taxis-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2005\/12\/12\/hybrid-taxis-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hybrid taxis in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tourgreen.ca\/images\/Newsletter\/Winter%2005%20Newsletter\/hybrid%20taxis.jpg\" alt=\" \" \/><\/p>\n<p>On November 10, 2005 the first hybrid taxi fleet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesleader.com\/mld\/timesleader\/news\/nation\/13136195.htm\">was launched in New York City<\/a>.  The vehicle runs on a combination of gas and electricity and generally emits no exhaust when travelling under 25 mph. These hybrid taxis are indeed a step in the right direction for a city that has over 12,000 taxis. The switch to hybrid vehicles is a result of the &#8220;Clean Air Taxis Act&#8221; which implemented some new regulations this past summer giving taxi drivers the option to choose their vehicle from seven gas-electric hybrid models. I do find it strange that the choice of vehicle is a <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ford.com\/newsroom\/release_display.cfm?release=21992%20\">Ford Escape<\/a>, an SUV to navigate the busy streets of space-challenged New York. <em>(thanks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tourgreen.ca\/home.php\">Green Tourism<\/a> for the lead)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 10, 2005 the first hybrid taxi fleet was launched in New York City. The vehicle runs on a combination of gas and electricity and generally emits no exhaust when travelling under 25 mph. These hybrid taxis are indeed a step in the right direction for a city that has over 12,000 taxis. 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