Yellow cabs go green
In Santa Cruz, California, US, an increasing number of taxis from Yellow Cab and Go Green Cab are switching from regular vehicle fuel to biofuels.
While Yellow Cab begins to integrate its first hybrid taxi, a Ford Escape, onto the roads, Go Green is transporting passengers around the city using biodiesel.
One Yellow Cab driver explained that he used to spend between $400 (€317.6) and $500 on fuel, but this has now been reduced by a third.
Yellow Cab’s hybrid taxi, which sips the fuel, uses the same technology as the Toyota Prius, where the fuel is only consumed when the car is travelling at high speeds as the brakes repower the engine.
To date there are only 30 of these taxis in use throughout Santa Cruz but, according to operations manager Marty Smith, it is following in the footsteps of San Francisco-based Luxor Cab – a taxi firm operating approximately 200 cabs, 75% of which are made up of hybrids.
While Yellow Cab begins to integrate its first hybrid taxi, a Ford Escape, onto the roads, Go Green is transporting passengers around the city using biodiesel.
One Yellow Cab driver explained that he used to spend between $400 (€317.6) and $500 on fuel, but this has now been reduced by a third.
Yellow Cab’s hybrid taxi, which sips the fuel, uses the same technology as the Toyota Prius, where the fuel is only consumed when the car is travelling at high speeds as the brakes repower the engine.
To date there are only 30 of these taxis in use throughout Santa Cruz but, according to operations manager Marty Smith, it is following in the footsteps of San Francisco-based Luxor Cab – a taxi firm operating approximately 200 cabs, 75% of which are made up of hybrids.
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