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Written by Mark Stephens
A taxi company in Scotland has announced plans to roll out a green fleet of vehicles for commercial use.
Calder Cabs, based in the West Lothian and Edinburgh region, has become the first taxi firm to use Toyota Prius cars as part of its fleet.
The move comes after West Lothian Council agreed to allow the vehicle to be licensed for private hire.
Colin Paton and Andrew Liddle, the directors of Calder Cabs, explained that they chose the Prius because of the vehicles 104g/km CO2 emissions rate and its 65/7mpg fuel efficiency.
"We are pleased to be able to respond positively to calls from the Scottish government for businesses to look at their carbon footprint and find ways to reduce this," they said in a statement.
They added: "We have spent a lot of time researching hybrid vehicles and come to the conclusion that the Toyota Prius is the perfect choice for our business, as well as our corporate customers whose businesses require them to reduce their carbon footprint."
The Toyota Prius works on a combination of a 1.5 litre petrol engine and an electric motor.
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