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Taxi! Make mine green in New York
NEW YORK – New York’s yellow taxis will go green in five years in an effort to cut air pollution and tackle climate change, city mayor Michael Bloomberg has said.
Hybrid models will run on petrol and electricity, emitting less exhaust fumes.
The BBC reports that the new vehicles are to be phased in immediately, replacing the current fleet that numbers about 13,000.
“The benefits are going to be felt by generations of New Yorkers. Going hybrid will shrink the city’s carbon footprint,” Bloomberg said.
The environmentally friendly models also achieve greater mileage to the gallon.
Currently the city’s taxis get about 14 miles per gallon on average, while the new fleet would provide fuel efficiency of about 30 miles per gallon.
“Implementing tougher standards for the more than 13,000 taxis in this city will provide the same clean air benefits as removing 32,000 privately owned cars from our streets,” the mayor said.
Hybrid vehicles are more costly, but the City Council said the increase in fuel efficiency would save taxi drivers more than $10,000 every year.
The move is part of the mayor’s ambitious plan for a 30% reduction in the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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