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For SF Green Cab, environmentally-friendly is business-friendly, too

By | July 7, 2010, 12:27 PM PDT

As a taxi service based in San Francisco, SF Green Cab is by its very nature a business that pollutes.

But general manager Athan Rebelos says keeping his fleet of hybrid vehicles as environmentally-friendly as possible isn’t just a way to extend his company’s brand and reputation — it’s also smart business, too:

It turns out that usually what’s good or better for the environment is usually good for us, too. It’s cost savings for us. Like trying to squeeze a few more miles out of the tires by rotating the tires, picking a good brand of tires, using a more expensive lubricant that lasts longer.

In an exclusive video on SmartPlanet, Rebelos discusses what he’s done to manage his company’s explosive growth in a down economy:

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RE: For SF Green Cab, environmentally-friendly is business-friendly, too
If only we could get the shuttle busses that clog airports such as LAX to go green.
Posted by bhartmann
10th Jul 2010
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Cast my vote to Environment
Environment demands such initiative in technology.

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6th Feb
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