NY Cabs will be 100% hybrid vehicles

All cabs will be hybrid vehicles in 5 years?

Today New York's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, announced that the entire fleet of yellow taxis will be entirely hybrid in 5 years. Already the city uses a number of hybrid cars, including Toyota's Prius, Highlander hybrid and Lexus RX400h, in addition to the Ford Escape hybrid.

Many of New York's taxis average just 14 mpg, while the Escape hybrid averages 36 mpg.

“There’s an awful lot of taxicabs on the streets of New York City,” Bloomberg said. “These cars just sit there in traffic sometimes, belching fumes.

“This does a lot less. It’s a lot better for all of us,” he said of the hybrid plan.

(AP via MSNBC)