Dubai taxis to go green

Posted on: May 29, 2007

Written by Select Property

A ground-breaking decision to introduce hybrid vehicles into Dubai’s taxi fleet was announced yesterday.
The Dubai Government said the move to hybrid technology in the 6,000-strong fleet of taxis would be a gradual one.
It will cut both carbon dioxide emissions and pollution.

The decision follows the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, that environmental issues should be given priority, as highlighted in the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015.
Other major cities which have already introduced hybrid taxis include London, Chicago and New York.

Source; Gulf News