Yellow Cab adds first "green" taxi to Memphis fleet

Sept. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Memphis, TN, September 13, 2011:  Yellow Cab of Memphis has added the city’s first “green” taxicab to its fleet.  The Toyota Prius has been painted the company’s signature “swamp holly orange” color, outfitted with taxicab essentials and is now available to taxi passengers in the metro area.

“We have been focused on environmental issues for some time now,” company President Ham Smythe, IV says.  “For years, we’ve been recycling everything from motor oil to paper.  We work continually to improve our efficiency and reduce our fuel consumption.  Adding the Prius to the fleet seemed the next logical step.”

Several taxi companies around the country now have green cabs and consumers appreciate the efforts made by transportation companies to reduce their impact on the environment.  “With ever-increasing fuel costs, we are eager to see how the Prius performs as a taxi.  If it does well and passengers like it, we will add more,” Smythe said.  

Yellow Cab and Checker Cab of Memphis are located in Memphis, TN, and have provided transportation services for the Memphis Metropolitan area for over 150 years. Yellow Cab and Checker Cab provide taxi 24-hour taxi and courier services in the Memphis Metro area.  The companies recently added wheelchair accessible taxicabs to their fleets. Sister company Premier Transportation provides scheduled bus, shuttle, minivan and sedan services.  For more information, please visit   http://www.yellowcabofmemphis.com

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