N.Y. yellow cabs to go green?
Good to hear that the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has approved the use of six different hybrid-electric models as cabs. The commission, while concerned that some of the models wouldn’t have enough legroom for back-seat passengers, decided that getting cleaner cars on the road was a priority. The Toyota Prius and Highlander were considered the roomiest of the bunch, while the Honda Accord and Civic hybrids were more confining, the commission found. The decision is potentially good news for cab drivers, who can take advantage of the lower fuel costs and emissions, as well as more quiet operation of hybrid vehicles.
Tyler Hamilton is editor-in-chief of Corporate Knights magazine and a business columnist for the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper. In addition to this Clean Break blog, Tyler writes a weekly column of the same name that discusses trends, happenings and innovators in the clean technology and green energy market. This blog is a personal project started in April 2005. It is not an official blog of the newspaper.
