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October 7th, 2007
Eco-friendly Car Rentals, Limos & Taxi Services
Are you planning a trip and you don’t want to rent another gas-guzzling Chevy Malibu? Or perhaps you are looking for an eco-smart way to get to the airport? You have more great green options than you may know!
Green Rental Cars
We love EV Rental Cars, which will get you a hybrid or electric car in many Western US airports and locations (LAX, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Phoenix and more). Check them out. You can also get hybrids through Fox Rental Cars. Even the big national chain Enterprise Rental A Car is trying to spread the good green vibrations and rents many hybrids.
If you’re going to be in Los Angeles or Maui check out Bio-Beetle– they rent bio-diesel VW bugs. (That’s their cute green bug pictured above!) If you’re going to London, say cheerio to Green Tomato Cars. They provide Prius and plug-in hybrid rentals.
Limousine Services
Eco-limo drives you in style in hybrid and biodiesel vehicles. They currently service Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington DC but I’m told Las Vegas is next. Also if you’re in Los Angeles and you want to be eco-fabulous, then there’s Evo Limo. According to Evo Limo, they “took a bold step and converted full size SUVs - Chevy Suburbans - to run on clean fuel (CNG), resulting in ultra low emissions. Then we custom designed an interior with plenty of room to spread out in comfort: limo-style seating for four to six, tinted windows, luxurious cabin with a smooth quiet ride to work or entertain in style.” While we would normally not advocate for SUVs, in this case Evo Limo is offering eco-smart SUV options so we’re all for it.
If you’re in New York, you can use Ozo Car, which is a hybrid private car service. In Colorado you have Green Limousine waiting to help you– it’s a biodiesel limo service. And in San Francisco and Boston you can use PlanetTran, the hybrid airport transport service. If you’re in London, check out Ecoigo, which offers taxis and private car hires in the UK.
Green Taxis
There are green taxi services cropping up all over the place– hurray! In San Francisco, you can hail a natural gas vehicle from Yellow Taxi. Or you can give a holler to a hybrid from SF Green Cab. In Los Angeles, call Taxi! Taxi! for their hybrid cabs. In Texas you have the aptly-named Hybrid Taxi Service serving Anglina County, or the hybrid fleet at Yellow Cab Houston. In Charlotesville Virginia you can use Go Green Taxi. In London there’s Radio Taxis, which are run on biodiesel.
Did we miss any? Is there a green taxi service in your city? Please let us know by commenting on this article. And have a safe ride.
Comments
Ann
October 8th, 2007 at 12:26 am
Richard Branson’s Virgin Limo in San Francisco has added Lexus 400h Hybrid Mini-SUV-s to their fleet, and are charging the same price that they charge for regular town car service, in an effort to get clients to try them. They have great chauffeurs that really know the area.
Limousine hire
October 8th, 2007 at 8:27 am
This is great news! I’m glad when I see that people care about earth and ecology. We can’t stop using cars, but we can decrease bad impact on ecology. And then we can use luxury cars and especially limousines and not worry for environment.
Pamela
October 14th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Bio-Beetle also has VW golfs, jettas, a Jeep on Maui.. all running on 100% biodiesel. 2 door cars and 4 door…
They also are commited to sustainability and doing all they can towards zero waste… They don’t use toxic cleaners, they recycle and use recycled products etc… A very green and groovy company!
DC Metro Taxi
November 9th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
I have seen another service in Washington DC/Virginia called CoachRider. They use Toyota Camry hybrids in their fleet. Seems like a new trend in Metro areas that has been long overdue. In addition to adding meters in DC they should require all new taxis to be eco friendly.
http://www.coachrider.com
Carmic Cars
January 21st, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Just wanted to let people know about Carmic Cars a London based Taxi Company that’s really impressed me.
In addition to being a greener way to get around (they offset more than twice any emissions). Each Toyota Prius is driven by a knowledgeable driver and has a handheld games console, free bottled water, plug-in for Ipods and even a selection of magazines. They will soon be rebranding as Carmic Green. Check them out at www.carmicgreen.com
Ed
April 11th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Watch for DRIVENECO coming soon to the NY Tri State area.
Providing Hybrid Luxury Chauffeur Transportation.
Call 1 866 99 ECO RIDE (1 866 993 2674)
or 1 877 WE RIDE ECO (1 877 937 4333)
to reserve
Lexus RX 400h SUV Hybrid,
Lexus GS 450h Sedan Hybrid,
Mercury Mariner Hybrid,
Toyota Camry Hybrid
jong0726
May 13th, 2008 at 10:57 am
this is a good innovation for car rentals. LA limousine services must do the same. thinking about the environment while traveling is a good way of showing that we still care for nature. developments such as these must be definitely pushed through.
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June 11th, 2008 at 7:29 am
this is really a good move especially that global warming has been threatening our lives now.
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June 11th, 2008 at 10:00 am
this news makes me really feel good.
Ben
June 29th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Also check out Econation in LA - great Green chauffeured car, limo and bus service. www.econation.com
C G
August 5th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
First website to list multiple national vendors with hybrid car rentals available - http://www.rezhub.com/CarRentals.aspx
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