Turning to greener wheels

jkash · 01-19-2007, 09:10 AM

Turning to greener wheels

With Nuñez at the forefront, more state legislators choose hybrids as official vehicles. They're statement cars now, an image consultant says.

SACRAMENTO — If you are what you drive, California lawmakers are a newly green bunch.

They're swapping gas-sucking sport utility vehicles for gas-sipping hybrids as their official state cars.

Now that the lease on his Ford Explorer has expired, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D-Los Angeles) is driving a Toyota Prius. At least 38 of his fellow members also have chosen hybrids; only 10 have requested nonhybrid SUVs as their taxpayer-subsidized wheels.

That's a transformation since 2002, when a single member drove a hybrid and 33 had SUVs.

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ml194152 · 01-19-2007, 10:34 AM

The mayor of Houston drives a black 2004 Prius, and he has ordered the city to start buying Prii for their use. I see a lot of city inspectors driving white Prii nowadays here in Houston.

SomervillePrius · 01-19-2007, 10:38 AM

As I tax payer I applaud this effort. The money saved in gas can be used to help cities. For most official city work a Prius should be fine, for the others I would recommend a Escape Hybrid and if not it "should" be a truck or van.

Earthling · 01-19-2007, 05:04 PM

When I drive a company car, most of the time I use no gasoline at all. That's because the organization I work for has a large fleet of Honda Civic GX's, which are powered by natural gas, and are rated the cleanest of all cars.

There are also some natural gas-powered pickup trucks in the fleet.

Harry

burritos · 01-19-2007, 05:40 PM

Correa admits he's so cheap that as an Orange County supervisor he used Wite-Out over his predecessor's name on envelopes to avoid having to buy new ones. His hand-me-down Prius, he said, "has a couple of dings. But you can't really tell unless you look for them.

I do this too!

01-19-2007, 09:10 AM	#1
jkash Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 857 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Turning to greener wheels With Nuñez at the forefront, more state legislators choose hybrids as official vehicles. They're statement cars now, an image consultant says. SACRAMENTO — If you are what you drive, California lawmakers are a newly green bunch. They're swapping gas-sucking sport utility vehicles for gas-sipping hybrids as their official state cars. Now that the lease on his Ford Explorer has expired, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (D-Los Angeles) is driving a Toyota Prius. At least 38 of his fellow members also have chosen hybrids; only 10 have requested nonhybrid SUVs as their taxpayer-subsidized wheels. That's a transformation since 2002, when a single member drove a hybrid and 33 had SUVs. Read more. __________________ Jeff Mr. Kash's Prius Page

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01-19-2007, 10:34 AM	#2
ml194152 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 109 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The mayor of Houston drives a black 2004 Prius, and he has ordered the city to start buying Prii for their use. I see a lot of city inspectors driving white Prii nowadays here in Houston.

01-19-2007, 10:38 AM	#3
SomervillePrius Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 946 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	As I tax payer I applaud this effort. The money saved in gas can be used to help cities. For most official city work a Prius should be fine, for the others I would recommend a Escape Hybrid and if not it "should" be a truck or van.

01-19-2007, 05:04 PM	#4
Earthling Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Somewhere, NY Posts: 436 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	When I drive a company car, most of the time I use no gasoline at all. That's because the organization I work for has a large fleet of Honda Civic GX's, which are powered by natural gas, and are rated the cleanest of all cars. There are also some natural gas-powered pickup trucks in the fleet. Harry

01-19-2007, 05:40 PM	#5
burritos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,859 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Correa admits he's so cheap that as an Orange County supervisor he used Wite-Out over his predecessor's name on envelopes to avoid having to buy new ones. His hand-me-down Prius, he said, "has a couple of dings. But you can't really tell unless you look for them. I do this too!