ADVISORY/Executive Sims, Mayor Nickels Headline Flexcar Hybrid Vehicle Launch Event.Business/Assignment Editors, City Desk ADVISORY...for Wednesday, Sept. 25 --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2002 Environmental & Community Benefits of Car-Sharing Program and Hybrid Vehicles This is a list of hybrid vehicles in chronological order of production: Early designs
Civic and Business Leaders Flexcar is adding 20 brand new Honda Civic Hybrids to its Seattle-area fleet. Hybrids are powered by a combination of battery and gas, resulting in higher fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. Combined with Flexcar's car-sharing program, hybrid vehicles can have a significant impact on air pollution. In partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , King County Metro Transit There is more than one public transit system named Metro Transit. Some of the most significant include:
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this event will highlight the impact of car-sharing and hybrid vehicles
on the region's environment, traffic and quality of life.
WHAT: Launch Event for Hybrid vehicles in Puget Sound Region
WHO: King County Executive Ron Sims; City of Seattle Mayor Greg
Nickels; EPA Director of Office of Air Quality Bonnie Thie;
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Executive Director Dennis
McLerran; American Lung Association of Washington Executive
Director Astrid Berg; Flexcar President & CEO Neil Peterson,
and other civic and business leaders.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, 2002
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT
WHERE: Space Needle (4th & Broad Entrance/Valet Parking Entrance)
MEDIA NOTES:
-- Media will be given test drives in Civic Hybrids upon request.
-- Parking for media will be provided.
-- Flexcar members will be on hand to discuss program use.
PHOTO/VIDEO
OPPORTUNITIES:
-- City leaders speaking about the benefits of car-sharing and
hybrid vehicles.
-- Interior and engine shots of hybrid vehicles.
Flexcar Headquartered in Seattle, Flexcar now operates car-sharing programs for more than 7,000 members in more than a dozen cities and counties in 5 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . With flexible pricing plans, members can reserve and drive any of these cars whenever and wherever they need to, without filling out complicated paperwork, paying for insurance, gas or repairs. Flexcar Business Memberships enable companies to augment or replace their fleet with Flexcar vehicles. Flexcar's modern fleet includes sedans, gas-electric hybrids, electric cars and specialty vehicles including pickups and convertibles. Flexcar has established strategic partnerships with King County (Wash.) Metro Transit, Kitsap County (Wash.) Transit, the Washington Metropolitan Area The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of November 2004. Transit Authority (WMATA WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ), Parsons Transportation Group and American Honda Motor Company, Inc. |
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