I saw my first Prius Taxi in Chicago today

[4G63]

Originally Posted by OrlandoGuy

Chicago is where I saw my first as well...and I just had to take a picture of it...

it has fog light too! not a basic prius.. how come i've never seen any...?

[freshmtt]

Originally Posted by 4G63

it has fog light too! not a basic prius.. how come i've never seen any...?

I have only seen one myself so far, and I work downtown and my building is right on Congress Parkway a very busy street with tons of traffic and tons of taxis and this was the very 1st Prius Taxi I saw..

[SW03ES]

Originally Posted by Barcelona Red Lass

Sure. The oil companies exert a LOT of pressure- on senators and congressmen, local businesses, etc.

You don;t understand how this works.

Taxis and rental car companies are private businesses. The government, oil lobbyists, etc don't mean a thing. Taxi and rental car companies don't stock only hybrids because they're expensive.

What incentive would a rental car company have to stock hybrids? They don't pay for the gas!

[hobbit]

The guys around Boston/Cambridge love the Camry hybrid taxis;
they don't have to worry about the whole idling thing.
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[Jennjay]

Jeez, we've had some Prius taxis in little old Fort Myers, FL for over a year.

[My2008Prius]

NO Prius taxis in and around Jacksonville... Anyone want to invest in getting me a taxi company full of Prius'? The return should be OK, except for the Highways (I-95 and I-10). City streets aren't quite as congested as Chicago, NYC or anywhere else, so getting stop and go traffic isn't as bad.

[jbreynolds]

I have seen at least two different white Prius cabs in downtown Chicago. I don't think I've seen the Checker and Yellow ones.

[zenMachine]

Originally Posted by TJandGENESIS

That's cool. In our area of the country, taxis are rare.

Just saw two at DFW Airport yesterday. I think they're finally here.

[orracle]

Knowing what a "Prius Geek" I am, my daughter called me a couple of weeks ago when she saw a white Prius taxi at O'Hare.

But strangely, all this week Prius sightings have been very rare. Did everyone go on vacation and forget to tell me?????

[Scummer]

I saw that white Prius Taxi as well. Somewhere around LaSalle and Ontario last week.

Also, I sighted a white Prius of the Chicago Park District during my bicycle commute home today on the Lake Shore Path a little further south of the Museum of Science and Industry parked right next to the bathroom for the beach visitors