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New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has revealed that the
city is to accelerate its drive to cut emissions from its
taxi fleet, announcing plans to buy up to 300 new hybrid cars
a month.
According to Reuters reports, the city's Taxi and
Limousine Commission has reached an agreement with Nissan
for it to provide 200 of its Altima hybrids each month,
while GM has promised to deliver 50 Chevrolet Malibu hybrids
and Ford has pledged 50 of its Escape hybrids.
The deals put the city on track to reach its goal of delivering
an all-hybrid taxi fleet well ahead of its initial target
date of 2012.
Taxi
and Limousine Commission chairman Matthew Daus said
there are already more than 1,300 hybrid taxis in operation
in the city and that they are already delivering significant
benefits, with each one saving drivers about $6,500 (£3,300)
a year in fuel costs.
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