Yellow Taxis Go Green!

Just the sight of 50 million taxis sitting in New York City traffic would be enough to send any tree hugger off the deep end. Well that’s all going to change by the year 2012. Mayor Bloomberg has recently announced that over the next five years the city’s entire fleet of smog emitting taxis will be replaced with more environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles. According to Yahoo News not only will the green taxis cut down on emissions; but they will also increase gas mileage. Now if only the Mayor could get the cabbies to emit less obnoxious emissions!

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It’s a Turtle, It’s a Sardine Can……No it’s a SMART Car!!!

So I was returning home from work one day after sitting on the Freeway for 90 minutes…yes to go 33 miles….I love southern California (don’t ever move here!) anyways my neighbor had this little weird neon green thingy sitting in the driveway. Thinking it was some cool new toy I approached him and asked “what the heck is that?”
“It’s a Smart car,” he replied. Smart like good at math and science? No, smart like it does not require much gas, therefore the owner is Smart!

Right now the Smart car comes equipped with a 3-cylinder engine that makes 70hp. And gets about 40 MPG. Nothing really exciting about that…..Oh except for the price….11-13k will get you one of these Prius MPG matching cars.

The really exciting stuff is on the horizon. Smart not only has a regular gas powered model….it also has a Bio-diesel powered car and an all electric car. The Bio-diesel car gets 70 MPG compared to 40 MPG because it has a more efficient engine than the gas powered version (smartcarofamerica). And of course the price tag will be a little bit higher. And there is also a hybrid model that gets 71 mpg.

Beyond these 3 models lies the holy grail of Smart technology. The first all electric Smart car is ready for America. This car features an all electric engine that can go up to 70 miles between charges and cost only $3 in electricity usage (smartcatofamerica). Now I know the Tesla can go 200 miles or something like that….but this is the first of many attempts I’m sure at a more environmentally friendly mode of transportation that is also easy on the wallet.

So next time you’re on the Freeway and see one of these funny little cars running around….don’t laugh…because in 5 years you too will be driving something similar! And remember Chic’s Dig Environmentally Responsible Dudes!! Smart Car of America

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