Green Rides in the Green Mountain State of Vermont

May 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Vermont has a reputation as one of the greenest states in the U.S. Perhaps it is the vast, emerald, forested swaths of the Green Mountains of southern Vermont that have helped foster a statewide commitment to environment. In fact, in 2007, Vermont and Oregon tied for first place in a Forbes ranking of America’s Greenest States based on measures such as carbon emissions per capita, air quality, energy efficiency and policy.

Burlington is Vermont’s largest and most populous city, but with under 50,000 people, a sense of livability, community and responsible stewardship prevails. In keeping with the state’s leanings, Burlington’s environmentalism is central to the city’s progressive mindset. Burlington is the kind of place where good green ideas can blossom into businesses.

Green Cabs VT: the Newest Green Path Transfers Partner

Burlington can now be counted among the many environmentally forward-thinking destinations worldwide that offer responsible transportation services bookable online through Green Path Transfers (http://www.thetravelword.com/2011/03/07/green-path-transf...), a new global provider of eco-friendly airport and intercity transfers.

Green Cabs VT is the Green Path Transfers local partner in Burlington, Vermont. Green Cabs VT’s commitment since their establishment in 2008 to low-impact, low-emissions ground transportation made them a fitting addition to the Green Path Transfers worldwide network of transfer operators dedicated to going green.

A Friendly Green Fleet

Founded by Charlie Herrick and Lizzie Keating, the company has assembled a fleet of affectionately named eco-conscious vehicles. The partners started out with ‘Yoda’ and ‘Gazoo’, two now-retired Mercedes Benzes that were converted to run on bio-diesel, diesel and waste vegetable oil, the latter sourced from local restaurants’ discards. Today, clients are often transported by ‘Fiddlehead’, a Jeep Grand Cherokee fitted with an electric traction system and back-up on-board generators powered by propane or diesel; ‘Kermit’, a Miles ZX40S electric vehicle that is used for low-speed driving within the city; ‘Oscar’, a Toyota Sienna minivan with a hydrogen injection system that makes the engine much more efficient; and ‘Maggie’ and ‘Noonan’, twin Prius hybrid sedans.

Green Cabs VT is also preparing a full-speed electric vehicle to be powered entirely by electricity generated through solar and wind systems. “We’re going to put quite a few ideas out there, and see which ones work,” says Herrick. “We want to promote the availability of alternative fuels.”

A Promising Partnership

As a Green Path Transfers partner, Green Cabs VT is pleased to be joining a network of like-minded innovators and is looking forward to expanding its reach in the worldwide marketplace of eco-concious travelers.

“We’re very proud to have a partner as committed to providing an eco-friendly transport service as Green Cabs VT is,” says Adrian Cordiner, CEO of Green Path Transfers.
For more about Green Cabs VT and the environmentally friendly transportation services available in Vermont and elsewhere around the world, visit Green Path Transfers (http://www.greenpathtransfers.com/).

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