[Dilbert56]

You know where there should be a massive conversion to hybrids? NYC taxis. They spend 75-85% of their day sitting in traffic belching fumes and wasting gas. It's the ideal environment for a hybrid.

Mayor Bloomberg should hold a contest for automakers to design a Hybrid Taxi. Then force all taxi operators to convert. Sell the old cabs off to other cities that aren't as gridlocked.

Think of how much quieter and cleaner the city would be, and how much gas would be saved. Then they should disable the horns.

[doug from upland]

Yes, NYC taxis would be the ideal use.

[JSteff]

“Then force all taxi operators to convert.”

If it saves money then the operators will convert with out any government coercion. If it doesn’t then the government should stay out until the market provides a reason to convert.