Automakers offer hybrids for NYC taxi fleet

A hybrid Chevrolet Malibu, left, Nissan Altima, center, and a Ford Explorer are parked outside New York's City Hall, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Nissan North America, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday they are setting aside the environmentally friendly cars to help the city reach its goal of making all yellow cabs green by 2012. Today there are about 13,000 cabs on the street, including more than 1,300 are hybrids. The auto manufacturers are promising to reserve 300 new hybrid vehicles each month exclusively for New York City as it replaces its entire fleet of yellow cabs. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)