This is great and all, but they way NYC cab drivers drive this isn't going to do much good. If you bang on the gas peddle (which they all do constantly) of a hybrid it just engages the motor. The only way this is going to make things more efficient is when they're sitting dead still in traffic and the motor is off.
True. But they do a lot of sitting too. I see the Camrys all over Boston and they're sitting at lights, completely silent. I think they'll spend a lot of time in potentially "idling" places, shut down instead...
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Harlo @ May 23rd 2007 9:24AM
This is great and all, but they way NYC cab drivers drive this isn't going to do much good. If you bang on the gas peddle (which they all do constantly) of a hybrid it just engages the motor. The only way this is going to make things more efficient is when they're sitting dead still in traffic and the motor is off.
Jason G @ May 23rd 2007 10:21AM
True. But they do a lot of sitting too. I see the Camrys all over Boston and they're sitting at lights, completely silent. I think they'll spend a lot of time in potentially "idling" places, shut down instead...