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04-06-2007, 07:11 AM
A new Town Car would cost more than $40,000 and get about 17 miles per gallon of gas. The Camry Hybrid costs $27,000, gets 40 miles per gallon. (http://www.sptimes.com/2007/04/06/Hillsborough/Iorio_switches_to_fue.shtml)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2007_TCH.jpgJanet Zink - St. Petersburg Times - April 6, 2007
TAMPA - Mayor Pam Iorio will soon be going green everywhere she goes.
Iorio announced Thursday she will replace her city-issued Lincoln Town Car with a Toyota Camry Hybrid.
"I hope it sets a good example of going hybrid and being environmentally friendly," Iorio said.
The city also will test 10 hybrid vehicles as part of the city fleet replacement program.
Tampa mayors have a tradition of using Lincoln Town Cars, but a new vehicle would cost more than $40,000 and get about 17 miles per gallon of gas.
The Camry Hybrid costs $27,000, gets 40 miles per gallon, and meets California's relatively strict emissions requirements. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy rates the Camry Hybrid as the seventh greenest vehicle of the 2007 models. The Honda Civic GX was rated No. 1.
The city's Growth Management and Code Enforcement departments will test 10 Ford Escape Hybrids. The hybrid version costs about $5,000 more than regular Escape, but should save about $4,000 a year in gasoline costs, more if fuel prices continue to rise, Iorio said.
The cars produce 25 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than conventional counterparts.
"It's about the environment," Iorio said.
The city will monitor the progress of the pilot program and will look to purchase additional replacement vehicles as appropriate. Vehicles in the city fleet are replaced every seven years.
"There's certainly a lot of push for this, and gas prices are volatile," said Steve Daignault, the city's director of public works.
The move comes less than two months after Iorio signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The document, signed by more than 400 mayors, signifies a commitment to help reduce global warming by, among other things, promoting mass transit, recycling and tree planting.
"Hybrid vehicles are one way that we can help," Iorio said.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2007_TCH.jpgJanet Zink - St. Petersburg Times - April 6, 2007
TAMPA - Mayor Pam Iorio will soon be going green everywhere she goes.
Iorio announced Thursday she will replace her city-issued Lincoln Town Car with a Toyota Camry Hybrid.
"I hope it sets a good example of going hybrid and being environmentally friendly," Iorio said.
The city also will test 10 hybrid vehicles as part of the city fleet replacement program.
Tampa mayors have a tradition of using Lincoln Town Cars, but a new vehicle would cost more than $40,000 and get about 17 miles per gallon of gas.
The Camry Hybrid costs $27,000, gets 40 miles per gallon, and meets California's relatively strict emissions requirements. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy rates the Camry Hybrid as the seventh greenest vehicle of the 2007 models. The Honda Civic GX was rated No. 1.
The city's Growth Management and Code Enforcement departments will test 10 Ford Escape Hybrids. The hybrid version costs about $5,000 more than regular Escape, but should save about $4,000 a year in gasoline costs, more if fuel prices continue to rise, Iorio said.
The cars produce 25 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than conventional counterparts.
"It's about the environment," Iorio said.
The city will monitor the progress of the pilot program and will look to purchase additional replacement vehicles as appropriate. Vehicles in the city fleet are replaced every seven years.
"There's certainly a lot of push for this, and gas prices are volatile," said Steve Daignault, the city's director of public works.
The move comes less than two months after Iorio signed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The document, signed by more than 400 mayors, signifies a commitment to help reduce global warming by, among other things, promoting mass transit, recycling and tree planting.
"Hybrid vehicles are one way that we can help," Iorio said.