Comments on: Green Taxi Fleets: Seems like a no-brainer, eh? http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Anonymous Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:32:44 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/#comment-126 A Toronto propane conversion shop converted a Toyota Prius to operate on propane during the normal time it would use gasoline. It was 11 1/2 percent cleaner operating on this very clean Canadian fuel (LPG ) which contains 18 percent hydrogen. For decades, taxicabs in Toronto have been used to carry as many as 3 wheelchairs in the trunk and help move people from one house to another with huge trunks of the large cars such as the Ford Crown Victoria and Chev Caprice. I would not want to be in another accident while driving a small car. We saw 2 teens killed in a full size taxi last week in a Crown Vic but they were hit at about 150 KPH, which is extremely rare for an accident at that speed in the city. How do you drive a family to the airport or train/bus terminal with 2 parents & 3 kids in a Prius with all thier luggage? You can't. The government of Quebec brought out the carbon tax for fuels this past week. It was 0.5 cents per liter for propane and 0.8 cents per liter for gasoline. <strong>That means gasoline has a 60 percent HIGHER carbon footprint for gasoline over clean, green propane (LPG) </strong> Those are unbiased figures. There is no argument here. Propane is mostly sourced in Canada & does not require refining,just seperation out from the methane gas as is found in nature. It is also 105 octane which it why it runs so great in any car or truck. A Toronto propane conversion shop converted a Toyota Prius to operate on propane during the normal time it would use gasoline. It was 11 1/2 percent cleaner operating on this very clean Canadian fuel (LPG ) which contains 18 percent hydrogen. For decades, taxicabs in Toronto have been used to carry as many as 3 wheelchairs in the trunk and help move people from one house to another with huge trunks of the large cars such as the Ford Crown Victoria and Chev Caprice. I would not want to be in another accident while driving a small car. We saw 2 teens killed in a full size taxi last week in a Crown Vic but they were hit at about 150 KPH, which is extremely rare for an accident at that speed in the city. How do you drive a family to the airport or train/bus terminal with 2 parents & 3 kids in a Prius with all thier luggage? You can’t. The government of Quebec brought out the carbon tax for fuels this past week. It was 0.5 cents per liter for propane and 0.8 cents per liter for gasoline. That means gasoline has a 60 percent HIGHER carbon footprint for gasoline over clean, green propane (LPG) Those are unbiased figures. There is no argument here. Propane is mostly sourced in Canada & does not require refining,just seperation out from the methane gas as is found in nature. It is also 105 octane which it why it runs so great in any car or truck.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Anonymous Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:54:37 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/#comment-125 So what's going on with the hybrid taxi quest? I still see nothing on the road. Well, actually, yesterday I saw my first hybrid cab. I think it was a Toyota Camry Hybrid. Does anyone know what company this cab is with? Can we all band together to pressure the city to mandate that cabs be hybrids? Write to me if you want to work together. jrachlis@hotmail.com So what’s going on with the hybrid taxi quest? I still see nothing on the road. Well, actually, yesterday I saw my first hybrid cab. I think it was a Toyota Camry Hybrid. Does anyone know what company this cab is with? Can we all band together to pressure the city to mandate that cabs be hybrids? Write to me if you want to work together. jrachlis@hotmail.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Anonymous Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:07:55 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/#comment-124 what is wrong with this city, indeed. it's ridiculous that we don't force all cabs to be hybrids. the different in the idling pollution would be unbelievable. how about everyone who's reading this gets together and harasses the mayor and their city councillors? who's with me? email me at jrachlis@hotmail.com or message me at www.myspace.com/joshrachlis what is wrong with this city, indeed. it’s ridiculous that we don’t force all cabs to be hybrids. the different in the idling pollution would be unbelievable. how about everyone who’s reading this gets together and harasses the mayor and their city councillors? who’s with me? email me at jrachlis@hotmail.com or message me at http://www.myspace.com/joshrachlis

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Anonymous Tue, 22 Nov 2005 03:21:57 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/#comment-123 Autoshare is a well-established car sharing company in Toronto (http://www.autoshare.com) Regarding hybrid taxis, I have been exchanging emails with my councillor's EA. I asked him to enquire with the licensing department on obstacles to hybrids. Again, why is Toronto late to implement any kind of progressive measure? What is wrong with this city? Autoshare is a well-established car sharing company in Toronto (http://www.autoshare.com)

Regarding hybrid taxis, I have been exchanging emails with my councillor’s EA. I asked him to enquire with the licensing department on obstacles to hybrids.

Again, why is Toronto late to implement any kind of progressive measure? What is wrong with this city?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Anonymous Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:38:59 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2005/11/10/green-taxi-fleets-seems-like-a-no-brainer-eh/#comment-122 I rode in a hybrid taxi in Vancouver. The driver had made a pretty simple business case for himself - the savings in fuel would enaable him to accelerate paying for the car. Makes him more profitable over the long haul. The guy was driving a Prius. The ride was not as smooth a ride as a Lincoln or whatever, but it got me downtown as quickly. Mark Q I rode in a hybrid taxi in Vancouver. The driver had made a pretty simple business case for himself – the savings in fuel would enaable him to accelerate paying for the car. Makes him more profitable over the long haul.

The guy was driving a Prius. The ride was not as smooth a ride as a Lincoln or whatever, but it got me downtown as quickly.

Mark Q

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