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Yellow Taxis Go Green in US - EnviroCAB
EnviroCAB
 Published: Mar 10, 08
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In Arlington, VA, a suburb of Washington, DC, a cab company called enviroCAB is putting out a fleet of all hybrid cabs. It says it is the first hybrid cab company in the country.

“The county regulates the fares so it’s exactly the same cost as any other taxi in Arlington County,” said Hans Hess, owner of the taxi company.
“We say: clean air for the same fare.”

The hybrid cars do use gasoline to power the electric motor but they emit less carbon dioxide and enviroCAB is supporting clean air programs to make the company "carbon-negative." "We will effectively emit zero carbon dioxide and we'll also remove the emissions of two additional existing cabs for every enviroCAB we put on the street through our carbon-negative offset plan," Hess said EnviroCAB drivers said the fuel-efficient hybrids may cost more to buy but they've cut their gasoline costs in half, from around 40 dollars a day to 15 to 20 dollars a day. Arlington may be the first city in the United States with an all-green taxi company but it won't be the last. (spacemart)

References:  spacemart

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