New York Taxis Will Go Hybrid

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.

Comments

*cough cough*

[kensavage]

Now if they can only clean out the inside of the cars too.

English?

[NightWulf]

Great so it's good to know the taxi will run cleaner as the cab drivers misinterprets "34th and Lexington" for "Take me to Staten Island, and let's go through Queens!"

Re:English?

[Doc Ruby]

Not really a mistake: I think that's "english", as in a crafty spin on a pool ball designed to score more points with a more complicated path. But on a meter, rather than into a pocket.

environment

[mikejz84]

If they wanted to have cabs be better for the environment, they could start with having the drivers ware deodorant. Of course now I am excited about the smaller hybrids, that means the urine has smaller area to collect.

Re:A step in the right direction

[ScrewMaster]

Because if you don't make a big deal over the first step there might not be a second. Like the first time your little child successfully uses the toilet all by him or herself, you make a big deal over it. See?

"Green" Taxis

[bobcat7677]

So what's the big deal? I saw THOUSANDS of green taxis in Mexico City last time I was there. They all appeared to be made by volkswagen. And from the looks of them, they have had them there for many years!

Good pictures here: http://www.manganese.com/presentations/2004_interi m_results/index_files/TextMostly/Slide13.html

I guess NY is just catching up with the rest of the world now???

Re:A step in the right direction

[ericspinder]

AKA? Sorry, but AKA stands for Also Known As, and I'm sure this isn't what you meant.

You must be new here.

AKA (All Kidding Aside) abbreviations can have more than one meaning. If it did those folks at the American Kennel Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha, American Kitefliers Association, would need to find other ways of shortening their names.

Also, AKA is a lot simplier to type than "Away From Keyboard". IMHO, a good test of intellegence is the ability to understand the context of the message when you don't understand every word. For example memes initially grow not because they are listed somewhere or even used exactly as previously defined, but becuase people 'get' the context.

I am sorry you didn't get it.

Re:Why not go diesel?

[Anonymous Coward]

Probably because diesels are an environmental disaster, despite getting good MPG:

http://www.brightsurf.com/news/oct_02/AGU_news_102 202.html

A bunch of new research shows they're much worse for greenhouse effects than normal gasoline cars.

19 million

[drewness]

there's over 8 million people in the area

According to the census bureau, it's 19,190,115 people. So, yeah, over 8 million.

Re:A step in the right direction

[ViciousVII]

Besides, this isn't the first such programme. Even in India, buses, taxis and rickshaws are required to use CNG, compressed natural gas, which is less poluting than traditional vehicle fuels.

This is America. We have a god given right to use expensive polluting gasoline and I'll be damned if anyones gonna stop me!

That was the last thing NY needed

[SuperKendall]

Electric cabs that hence make no noise as they approach? Have you guys ever seen NY cabbies drive?

Talk about silent but deadly!