The hybrid taxi movement is spreading to Chicago today as a brand new Ford Escape hybrid goes into service. Driver Cheikh "Bamba" Dione will be driving the new Escape out the Chicago Carriage Cab on his way to saving $6,000 a year in fuel costs. The Escapes that have been operating New York city for almost two years now have proven extremely reliable and fuel efficient with the first batch having rolled over 175,000 miles earlier this year.
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Common Sense 5:05PM (6/21/2007)
This is where the Diesel Dogs bitch about it not being a diesel.
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Don 5:38PM (6/21/2007)
I prefer diesel cars, but one can't argue with this news. Nice to see the Escape hybrid is so reliable...175,000 miles. Wow.
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