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SF Cabbies forced to retire their hybrids at 300k miles

Submitted by efusco on April 3, 2009 - 10:36am.

Shamelessly stolen from CleanMPG news.
Basically 15 San Francisco hybrid Escapes have been forced into retirement at 300k miles. They've saved drivers an average $9000/year and are still going strong, but law requires that cabs be retired from service at 300k miles no matter what condition they're in.

The Big Picture: What the January Hybrid sales report tells us

Submitted by bwilson4web on February 10, 2009 - 11:28am.

Bob Wilson (user bwilson4web) put together a fantastic analysis of what the January 2009 Hybrid sales report can tell us about who hybrid customers are and what drives them to purchase a hybrid automobile.

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