The car's rear bumper announces it as a "Clean Air Cab," a reference to its standing as one of the three cleanest-burning vehicles on the market. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency lists the 2008 Prius as the most fuel-efficient car sold in the United States. Joseph estimated the car will get 45 miles to the gallon, whereas a typical taxi will get "less than 20."
Dixon and other city officials used the introduction of the hybrid cab to highlight not just the new, 2.75-mile extension of the Jones Falls Trail at Druid Hill Park but the city's other "green" initiatives, including today's citywide neighborhood cleanup and the fifth annual EcoFestival on April 26.
At the festival, also in Druid Hill Park, residents will be able to sample "green" products from more than 100 exhibitors and vendors, take a free yoga class, take part in guided nature walks and pick up one of 1,000 free birch and redbud trees, part of an effort to double the city's tree canopy within 30 years.
