Chicago signs $8.7 million contract to buy hybrid vehicles
Posted September 12, 2007 11:00 pm
Chicago is taking another step in becoming environmentally friendly.
The city has signed an $8.7 million contract with a car dealership to buy up to 300 Toyota hybrid vehicles.
The electric-powered cars will be used by police and fire departments.
Under the contract, the city will buy 100 Prius sedans, 100 Camry models and 100 Highlander SUV's from Northside Toyota in the next three years.
A spokeswoman for the city's Fleet Management Department says the city is trying to boost the number of alternative fuel cars by ten percent each year.
Chicago currently has 5,400 cars in its fleet.
City officials say the changing market has made it more affordable to get the environmentally friendly cars.
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