| If you have not yet heard about it, the Ford | | | | York, and Chicago have now turned to hybrid |
| Motor Company has been roaming key cities in | | | | electric vehicles for use in their areas as |
| the United States and it has been presenting | | | | taxi cabs and even as municipal fleet |
| the Ford Escape Hybrid. It is all part of | | | | vehicles. |
| increasing awareness of city officials and of | | | | |
| common citizens on the advantages and | | | | The 9th of August has been the scheduled date |
| benefits that hybrid vehicles, like the Ford | | | | for the City of Austin in Texas. And what the |
| Escape Hybrid, have to offer owners, drivers, | | | | Ford Motor Company would be doing here would |
| and the environment as a whole. | | | | be to present the case study that they did on |
| | | | the Ford Escape Hybrid units that have been |
| The company has already presented these | | | | used as taxi cabs. The company would be |
| pieces of information to various cities in | | | | presenting the data and information on this |
| the US which includes San Francisco in | | | | study to Austin's mayor, Mayor Wynn, along |
| California, New York, and Chicago in the | | | | with the representatives from the city. |
| state of Illinois. And wherever they go, | | | | Representatives from various organizations |
| these cities are also able to successfully | | | | like Austin Energy would also be there as |
| have hybrid-electric vehicles used for | | | | well as managers of local commercial fleets. |
| various purposes. This move is also part of | | | | |
| these cities' goals to have cleaner air and | | | | Presentation of this case study would be done |
| to assist their citizens save on the high | | | | on the mentioned date and would be held at |
| priced fuel. The benefits of hybrids range | | | | Austin's city hall. At 11 in the morning, the |
| from simple economic to hugely environmental. | | | | Hybrid Taxi Technology Clinic would then |
| And maintenance is easy for sources of Ford | | | | begin and after half an hour, any person who |
| Galaxie parts are also now offering | | | | had questions about hybrid vehicles would be |
| replacement parts for this type of | | | | able to shoot these away at the Ford Motor |
| revolutionary vehicle. San Francisco, New | | | | Company's experts. |