tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19154622.post2143758245938836828..comments2024-02-18T18:12:42.316-05:00Comments on Hybrid Car Review: MTBOT Presses Their Lawsuit to Stop Hybrid Changeover in NYC, Involves AutomakersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19154622.post-18378329003145152112008-10-14T11:51:00.000-04:002008-10-14T11:51:00.000-04:00Taxi and Limousine CommissionCommissioner/Chairman...Taxi and Limousine Commission<BR/>Commissioner/Chairman Matthew W. Daus…………<BR/><BR/>“Hybrid taxicabs, which have been serving the New York City public since 2005, are federally certified, have been road and crash tested extensively, and are actually passing through the TLC’s exhaustive inspection process at as high or a higher rate of passage than other prevalent taxi vehicles. In fact, being that the majority of hybrid cabs currently on the road are Ford Escapes, the Ford Motor Company recently sent an engineer to New York City to analyze its usage as a taxicab, and that engineer enthusiastically attested to the vehicle’s fitness. Estimating conservatively, hybrid taxicabs have logged 69 million miles of taxicab service in NYC.<BR/><BR/>“The automotive manufacturing industry’s presence and participation in a recent event with Mayor Bloomberg at which they committed significant numbers of their vehicles to the taxicab industry speaks to their confidence in the use of their vehicles as medallion taxicabs, and we share their confidence 100%.<BR/><BR/>“For these and other equally positive reasons, we have no plans to defer this exciting and positive program which will save fuel, put thousands of dollars back into every driver’s pocket, and benefit our environment.”Allan Fromberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06049608831208999400noreply@blogger.com