Eco friendly cars

In the start of an energy crisis and hoping in a cleaner city, the New York Mayor tried to pass a city rule  requiring that all new taxycab to be fuel -efficient hybrid vehicles, but Friday a federal judge blocked this ruling , saying this is against the Federal law. Only the Federal governement has the authority to enforce fuel efficiency standards. This new rule would have been effective on 1st of November.

In large, it says that all new cabs must achieve a fuel efficiency standard of 25 miles per gallon. The present yellow cab has about 14 miles per gallon, while some of the new hybrid models achive as much as 36 miles per gallon.

The mayor said that he will continue the fight to get a greener city.