IT BUCKED the trend last year by rolling out petrol-powered taxis. Now, it is launching Singapore's first fleet of hybrid cabs.
Two-year-old Prime Taxis, owned by veteran motor trader Neo Nam Heng, expects to launch about 20 petrol-electric Toyota Prius cabs later this month.
'Our hybrid cabs will be able to do about 20km per litre of fuel - almost twice the distance the majority of cabs here can manage,' explained Mr Neo.
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