Interesting. It will be a good advertising/publicity ground for the automakers mentioned in the article ... but the Prius still gets much better mileage than any of the vehicles mentioned. Thanks for the article though. I posted a news article several months ago, stating that the city of New York was offering generous tax credits to independent cab drivers that needed financial assistance in purchasing a hybrid vehicle.
A little more on this: Nissan, GM and Ford agree to build hybrid taxis for New York City - AutoblogGreen Nissan Altima hybrids have joined the New York City taxi fleet - AutoblogGreen
