Trend Watch: Taxis Go Green to Save Cash, Emissions, and Oil

Imagine our surprise as we arrived at the historic and stately Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Colombia last year and found ourselves surrounded by an array of new age hybrid taxis. The signature yellow Prius and Camry Hybrid cabs were a welcome and unexpected sight, but apparently present no surprise to locals since Empress Taxi (now Yellow Cab of Victoria) has been doing this for years. There are now over 70 hybrids in its fleet. This isn