Great
[[http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/04/20/004462.html][article]]
highlighting the success of introducing hybrid SUVs into San Francisco
and New York's cab fleets. From the
[[http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/04/20/004462.html][article:]]

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  Fuel savings between $20 and $31 over the traditional, full-size sedan
  cabs per 150- to 300-mile shifts. Air conditioning cost on hot days:
  $5 a shift, about half the sedan-version cost. Brakes are lasting
  twice as long. The reason: The electric engine acts as a second
  braking system, taking much of the load off the conventional friction
  brakes, says Tom Watson, Ford Hybrid Electric Vehicle Propulsion
  System engineering manager, Sustainable Mobility Technologies and
  Hybrid Programs. Several water pumps blew at the 50,000-mile mark, a
  situation that's been rectified, say Watson and San Francisco cab
  company owners. No legroom complaints from customers, who seem
  delighted by the novelty of the hybrid and by doing the right thing
  for the planet.
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Cool. I hope that this kind of performace continues well past the
100,000 mile mark. Can't wait to be able to afford one myself.