Friday, September 14th, 2007
- Posted by: Francois Laine
- Category: Industrial Design, Transportation
City of Chicago to Buy 300 Hybrid Cars From Toyota for City Fleet
It seems that after seducing a lot of american households, Hybrid cars start to find their way to city car fleets. The city of Chicago has just signed a $8.7 million contract with Toyota to provide up to 300 hybrid vehicles – including 100 prius – to its 5,400 cars fleet.
Under the contract, the city will buy 100 Prius sedans, 100 Camry models and 100 Highlander SUVs from Northside Toyota in the next three years. A spokeswoman for the city’s Fleet Management Department says the city is trying to boost the number of alternative fuel cars by ten percent each year.
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on October 22nd, 2008 at 7:10 am
It wasn’t until the Toyota Prius was released that the hybrid car finally caught on with the public. A number of major automobile manufacturers now have active and successful research programs.