Before I post this, I suppose I should admit that I drive a gas-hog pickup truck. But then again, the taxpayers don't pay for my gas -- I do.
That said,
The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel reported a story that might be applicable to your town:
Orlando Mayor
Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor
Rich Crotty
champion environment-friendly initiatives, yet each drives a Ford
Expedition sport utility vehicle that weighs more than 2.5 tons and
burns a gallon of gas about every 15 miles.
They're not alone. Gas-guzzling SUVs are the wheels of choice for two
out of every three of Central Florida's highest-ranking public leaders
who are provided a vehicle and a full tank at taxpayer expense, an
analysis by the
Orlando Sentinel found.
The story looked beyond one community to show a larger trend:
Despite growing concerns about global warming, only 112 of the more
than 21,000 vehicles operated by local agencies are hybrids, which get
the best mileage and harm the environment the least. That's about
one-half of 1 percent.
The Sentinel review found other gas-sipping cars are almost as scarce
in the fleets of almost 90 cities, counties and other agencies in
Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, Volusia and Polk counties.
