Comments on: Halfway to a Green Taxi Fleet in San Francisco

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:07:19 +0000

Another clarification. The author of this article IS Mayor Newsom, in a guest post, not a journalist.

By: Lost Prius to wife

Lost Prius to wife — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:02:15 +0000

Doug Korthof, I am sure that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was the proud owner of a three year EV1 lease. I have no doubt that if he had leased a Toyota RAV4 EV, with the option to buy accidently added in, he might be the proud owner of such instead of having to hand back the EV1 at the lease’s end.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:37:00 +0000

The article actually states that mayor Newsome was one of the original DRIVER of the EV1.

By: Paul Gillespie

Paul Gillespie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:52:02 +0000

A few more details. There were 811 cabs in SF in 1990, now there are 1500, making the 20% GHG reduction goal more significant. Of the 1500, 626 are hybrid, primarily Ford Escape and Ford Fusion, Toyota Prius, and Nissan Altima; and 139 Ford Crown Vic CNG. We tested the vehicles three years, on the streets of SF, as taxis, before mandating anything. We also shared the fuel cost savings by allowing companies to charge drivers $7.50 more per shift for cars rated SULEV or better. Our industry has lined up in support, and no lawsuits challenging the policy have been filed, unlike other cities. Mayor Newsom has been a strong and consistent voice in advocating this policy from the very beginning.
Paul Gillespie
San Francisco Taxi Commission 1999-2009

By: Doug Korthof

Doug Korthof — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:38:28 +0000

NEWSOME WAS NEVER AN "OWNER" OF THE EV1!!

NO ONE COULD BUY IT!!

Why do "journalists" continue to make this blatant ERROR??

"...San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was one of the original owners of the EV1..."

NEVER SOLD!! ONLY AVAILABLE ON BOOMERANG LEASE!!

When will these sloppy writers start to understand reality??

By: JJspawn

JJspawn — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:25:41 +0000

Can we get this over to DC next?? I don’t think the hills are as bad, but the stop and go traffic is just as bad anywhere else.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:25:37 +0000

Levi,

When I lived in Burlingame and San Francisco, I would rather try to catch a cab than find a parking space.

By: Levi Stoneking

Levi Stoneking — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:15:41 +0000

Now, if only it was possible to catch a cab in SF.

By: envoronmentalist since long ago

envoronmentalist since long ago — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000