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New York Taxis Will Go Hybrid

Posted by timothy on from the gotta-medallion? dept.

Jason Siegel writes "The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has approved the Clean Air Taxicabs Pilot Program Act, paving way for a hybrid car to be approved for NY taxi service by this fall. Soon, a large portion of New York's yellow cars will also be "green." According to the Coalition Advocating for Smart Transportation (CAST) poll, seven out of ten of the state's citizens support a switch to hybrids." New York might also reduce car pollution by loosening the rules for running a taxi, in order to reduce the need for private cars.

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  1. Rise of the Mutants! by AndroidCat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Most New York taxis were driven by mutants, and now the cars will match.

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  2. If it is so good... by mi · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Hybrid vehicles really shine in urban congested traffic anyways (lots of stops and crawls)

    Why then, does the government need to do it? Oh, wait, this is New York we are talking about...

    The city of Rent Control and of more Che Guevarra fans, than there are in South America (proportionally).

    Flamebait my behind...

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    1. Re:If it is so good... by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      Because, as you point out, NYC is the home of some extremely shortsighted capitalists who would otherwise ruin our city. So we've invented some ways to rein them in. Now, I don't know what in what godforsaken hole you make your burrow home. But come to NYC some time, and we'll show you how free you truly are, when the people have a government keeping the Robber Barons off your back.

      To counter your deluded post directly: since they could save at least 50% on gas, why haven't the taxi fleet owners already upgraded, as they buy new vehicles? Are they all "Che Guevara fans"?

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  3. Re:Global warming & fundamentalists by Guano_Jim · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Nice troll.

    Your sig says you're ready for the Rapture. It's easy to not give a flying fig about the environment when your ideology says you're going to be transubstantiated into Heaven when the End Times come.

    The rest of us would at least like a nice, clean place to do battle with the minions of the Antichrist while you're hobnobbing with Him.

    So buy a Prius for the people who aren't raptured on the first round.

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  4. Re:week-old news.. americans like their space by profet · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    I live in the American Midwest
    Too bad...

    Once you leave jesusland you see that people don't ride around in pickups all day.

    There is simply not enough space. The big problem is not the leg room... but the trunk space. People haul kinds of crap around the city in cabs. If they have a boot the size of an anorexic teenage girl's purse, then they aren't very useful.

    Personally, I'd rather drive.
    Congratulations. Personally, I'd rather be the heir to a billionaire. Sometimes things aren't possible.

    Now go back to your Bush shrine and leave us blue states alone.
  5. Re:Bloomberg by ViciousVII · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I like your use of bold letters to try and help push your agenda across. We should all believe the bold words without any proof.