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Auto news; Can You Smell Me Now? Verizon Announces More Hybrids For Fleet Joining the growing list of companies purchasing hybrid and other green vehicles for fleet duty, Verizon Wireless today announces the addition of nine Toyota Prius gas/electric hybrid vehicles to its fleet of over 100 hybrid vehicles that cover seven states and the District of Columbia. Since the end of 2007, the phone service ..Auto news;

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Joining the growing list of companies purchasing hybrid and other green vehicles for fleet duty, Verizon Wireless today announces the addition of nine Toyota Prius gas/electric hybrid vehicles to its fleet of over 100 hybrid vehicles that cover seven states and the District of Columbia. Since the end of 2007, the phone service provider has been purchasing hybrid vehicles for its fleet.

Verizon estimates that by ultimately increasing the number of hybrid vehicles in its fleet to 200, they will conserve an additional 16,000 gallons of fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 1.4 metric tons per vehicle annually. Verizon points out that their Toyota Priuses get nearly twice the mpg of conventional gasoline-powered sedans while emitting less than half of the carbon of those vehicles.

Verizon has a strong commitment to environmental consciousness. They’ve also been using 13 custom-designed gasoline/electric hybrid vans in Maryland and Texas. And in 2007, the  company powered down or removed obsolete equipment from more than 400 buildings as well as collecting 1.1 million mobile phones for refurbishing, donation, and recycling. Joining a popular trend eliminating paper waste in the customer billing process, Verizon has been able to electronically deliver about 75 million bills to its customers.–Colin Mathews