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If 10,000 Biters opt for a Prius car service for a 20 mi trip, we'll keep the weight of 76 Priuses in CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
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Wanna get chauffeured around in eco-style?
The Bite
Now that hybrids are the new "it" cars, even limo services are offering 'em. Your next biz trip or vacation's the perfect opportunity to try an alternative fuel rental or limo service.The Benefits
- Save gas and pollute less. Hybrids get more than 2x the mpg of comparably-sized conventional cars.
- Be seen. Get around in a hot new hybrid or a converted alternative fuel luxury vehicle.
- Perks. Some cities/states let alternative fuel car
drivers park for free in metered spots and use the carpool lane without
passengers.
Personally Speaking
Heather often feels like a chauffeur in her Prius since she's the only SF Bite teamster with a car, and therefore gets to make all the airport runs.Wanna Try?
Limo Service- Eco-Limo - get around DC, LA, NYC or SF in an alternative fuel Ford Excursion, Lexus 400h or Mercedes E320 ($45-$85/hr).
- PlanetTran - hybrid airport shuttle service for New England and NorCal ($60/hr).
- OzoCar - hybrid service for NYC ($22-$110/hr).
- Greater London Hire and Green Tomato Cars - London-based services (£30/hr).
Rental
- Bio-Beetle - biodiesels for rent in Hawaii and LA ($50/day).
- EV Rental - all over CA, plus cars in Las Vegas and Phoenix ($20-$50/day).
- Enterprise - premiering hybrid Saturns at most CA locations later this year.
Other
- Ideal Bite's Car Share Tip - if you just need a car around town occasionally, consider a car share program.
- Hybrid Center - check if you've got a free pass to use metered parking/carpool lanes in your town.
Feb 26,2007
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The only car service I can remember using is the limo we rented for high school prom, and I'm one year shy of being legal to rent a vehicle, but since moving to San Francisco one of my guiltiest pleasures has been taking taxis everywhere I go. This in spite of the fact that the city's got phenomenal public transportation, and you gotta pay almost three bucks just to step into a cab (that's where the meter starts). It's a total splurge expense, but whether I'm coming home with four too many pints of Anchor Steam in my stomach or exhausted post-yoga, since giving up my car in November, taxi rides are one of my deepest, darkest eco-inefficient secrets. Luckily, in town we've got quite a few Ford Escape hybrid taxis roaming around and more are being added to the local fleets all the time, so my guilty pleasure doesn't have to be so guilty.
-Toshio... off to hail a cab to dinner and a movie (Reno 911!: Miami)...
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Posted by: Michele | February 26, 2007 at 07:51 AM