Ecolimo biodiesel/hybrid limo service gives green rides, but does it cancel out Hummers?
I saw the Ecolimo booth at the Santa Monica Alt Car expo last month, but didn't take the time to share information on chauffeur service, which uses biodiesel and hybrid vehicles to ferry celebs we're all heard of – Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Gore – around L.A. My apologies. Now, thanks to the L.A. Times, I can point you to some more information on the Ecolimo company, which is based in Santa Monica and started in 2004 with a single Toyota Prius. Today, Ecolimo has nine vehicles, eight drivers and offices in L.A. and San Francisco.
I like the idea (it's sort of like green car sharing for the rich), but I'm worried the green rides might be giving some people the wrong idea. Take this quote from Steve Miller, a Beverly Hills business owner who usually drives a Hummer H2: "I love my Hummer," Miller told the L.A. Times, "But this balances out my life."
I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have to do better than use biodiesel once in a while to balance out driving a Hummer.
[Source: David Colker / LA Times]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andy 8:22PM (1/17/2007)
It's still a good step.
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George Krpan 12:53AM (1/18/2007)
Look at those fat asses in their McMansions and Hummers in the far flung asteroid belts of car dependent suburbia.
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MikeW 2:50PM (1/18/2007)
How about GM takes out the obsolete 4 speed automatics from the H2 & H3 and puts in their 6 speed automatics 6L80, 6L50.
Instant mileage/performance improvement.
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greenDriver 9:52AM (1/19/2007)
ok so Mr miller drives a hummer.....Mr miller also uses Eco Limo to get him to work which I assume means he isnt driving his hummer for hours in traffic?! As far as I am concened that is change enough. Now if everyone would make such a change...the impact would be huge. Being green isn't about sacrifice, its about making small changes in your life.
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Bill 2:32PM (2/28/2007)
Funny quote "But this balances out my life".
Yeah, like having a Diet Coke balances out the Big Mac and super fries.
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LiMo 11:41AM (5/09/2007)
hummers are disgusting anyway.. but these mercedes limos are amazing! i saw some in the renting offer and i cant wait to save money to get myself one: http://www.booklimo.co.uk
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