Economic Punishment for Inefficient Cabbies
NY Taxi drivers are complaining about gas prices and demanding a fuel surcharge. But more than 90% of them drive the Ford Crown Victoria, basically a V8, rear wheel drive tractor with seats. Let's take a look at the Crown Victoria's fuel efficiency at fueleconomy.gov:
2008 Ford Crown Victoria FFV 8 cyl, 4.6 L, Automatic 4-spd
15 mpg city; 23 mpg highway
Not very good. Not very good at all. What about the Hybrid Escape, also by Ford, that has become popular in NY and is starting to pop up in Boston?
2008 Ford Escape Hybrid FWD
34 mpg city; 30 highway
The 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid is also up there: 34 city/33 highway.
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is quoted in the linked NY1 article above stating that the average cab burns 20 gallons of gasoline per shift. Maybe it's time to invest in some more efficient vehicles.
2008 Ford Crown Victoria FFV 8 cyl, 4.6 L, Automatic 4-spd
15 mpg city; 23 mpg highway
Not very good. Not very good at all. What about the Hybrid Escape, also by Ford, that has become popular in NY and is starting to pop up in Boston?
2008 Ford Escape Hybrid FWD
34 mpg city; 30 highway
The 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid is also up there: 34 city/33 highway.
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance is quoted in the linked NY1 article above stating that the average cab burns 20 gallons of gasoline per shift. Maybe it's time to invest in some more efficient vehicles.
Labels: cabs, new york city, urban planning, urban studies
posted by Rob at 9:33 AM
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