The top taxicab lobby in New York City wasn’t about to take Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to hybridize the city’s cab fleet lying down. After announcing that the city would require cab companies to phase out the gas-guzzling V-8 Crown Victoria (average city mileage: 12 mpg) for much more expensive hybrid vehicles, the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade began its campaign to fight back.
It won a victory final week when federal judge Paul Crotty ruled that the federal government’s fuel economy laws pre-empt any state or city regulations.
Needless to say,
The ruling seems weird in light of the national trend of moving absent from fuel-bloated vehicles, but don’t expect the decision to hold. Without a doubt, challenges are on the way.
Judge Rules Against Hybridizing NYC Taxi Fleet (TechnoRide)
Original post by Stephen Markley
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