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December 30, 2005
Las Vegas tries hybrid route
Learning at the expense of its neighbors such as Los Angeles, one of Americas fastest growing cities, Las Vegas is planning ahead to keep its air clean by running energy efficient and environmentally friendly automobiles.
Chicago-based Lucky Cab Co. have started trials of operating hybrid taxi cabs in Las Vegas by purchasing four hybrid Toyota Prius cars. The four hybrid cabs are being put to test to see if they can withstand taxis' 100,000-miles-a-year average and remain viable.
With Lucky Cab's new venture Vegas becomes one of few American cities that include San Francisco, New York and San Antonio to have hybrid taxis.
Earlier in November of this year, EV Rental Cars tackled another aspect of air-quality problem with an exclusive agreement with US Rent A Car in Las Vegas. EV Rental plans to have 100 hybrid cars manufactured by Honda, Toyota and General Motors available at the 600-vehicle US Rent A Car rental agency.
The booming Las Vegas economy which generates US $2.5 billion annually and brings in more than 36 million visitors yearly has been pushing environmentally friendly transportation modes since the introduction of the electric monorial in the city which opened in 1995.
Posted by admin at December 30, 2005 07:37 PM