New York City pushes for greener limousines
Limousines might be the car of choice for arriving at a funeral or high school prom, but the long black cars preferred by the high and mighty are also gas guzzlers that make SUVs look fuel efficient. Well, some SUVs anyway. The average limo gets 12-15 miles per gallon. But New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to see limos capable of 25 mpg by 2009 and 30 mpg by 2010. In order to achieve these goals, the city's limousine fleet will probably have to be replaced or upgraded with gas-electric hybrid technology. While hybrid taxi cabs are on the move all day long, limos and "black cabs," spend a lot of their time idling while they wait for passengers to emerge from meetings. And since hybrid vehicles run on battery power when they're idling, swapping out the city's 10,000 limos for hybrid vehicles could have a significant impact on CO2 emissions.
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