Thursday June 07, 2007 
Thursday June 07, 2007
Dubai introducing hybrid taxis
greencarcongress.com -> gulfnews.com :
A ground-breaking decision to introduce hybrid vehicles into Dubai's 6000-strong taxi fleet was announced by the Dubai Government. The decision follows the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, that environmental issues should be given priority, as highlighted in the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015. Other major cities which have already introduced hybrid taxis include London, Chicago and New York.
John Coequyt, an energy policy specialist for Greenpeace, said the government rulings were "a very good way" of speeding up the move to hybrid technology. "It's absolutely a step forward. It's very impressive that Dubai is ahead of most US cities and a lot of the rest of the world in making the switch to these more fuel efficient cars," he said by telephone from Washington DC.
More than 75 per cent of the air pollution in Dubai is thought to be caused by vehicle emissions.
(2007-06-07 12:55:51 SGT)
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