[EDITOR’S NOTE: FGX is in a year-long effort to make its business operations greener, ultimately reducing the negative impact of its business on the environment. This post is one in a series of blogs on these efforts.]
Taking another step toward being a greener company, FGX has now contracted with East Coast Limousine for use of hybrid vehicles for business-related travel in New York City.
According to Justin Brown, executive director of sales for FGX, the cost for using the hybrid service is the same as the standard car service.
According to Justin, “if this vehicle can get me from A to B more efficiently for the same amount of money, then this is a tremendous upside for me as a consumer.”
“At FGX, we want to be educated consumers and be responsible in our use of energy,” he says. “And when you choose FGX for your international shipping, you’ll know that you’re using a company that makes the right choices when it comes to shipping and the environment.”
FGX has chosen East Coast because it provides affordable, quality chauffeured transportation in hybrid vehicles to corporate and business travelers. The company services with its own fleet the New York metro area, as well as Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island, and Westchester. It also services most major cities in the United States and many throughout the world via its quality certified affiliate network.
In addition to its standard fleet of vehicles, East Coast has now launched hybridlimousine, a planet friendly division that maintains its fleet’s style, high quality, and affordability standards. This service provides FGX with the opportunity to choose a car service that will not only supply a dependable luxury experience, but an environmentally responsible one as well. In an effort to think green, East Coast’s hybridlimousine division offers the option of late model, low-emission hybrid vehicles that do the following:
- Reduce harmful pollutants that otherwise would be released into our city and environment
- Reduce our dependence on foreign oil and uncontrolled fuel price fluctuations
- Encourage the chauffeured transportation industry to make more prudent use of natural resources
Hybrid cars utilize a small, fuel-efficient gas engine combined with an electric motor to propel the vehicle. The non-polluting electric motor is powered by batteries that recharge automatically during driving. Using hybrid automobiles for business travel will cut the contribution to pollution made by business chauffeured transportation by 30 percent or more.
According to the website care2.com, which is dedicated to providing information on green living, hybrid cars have the following benefits:
- Hybrid cars are good for the environment. They can reduce smog by 90 percent and they use far less gasoline than conventional cars.
- Hybrid cars are economical. They can get up to 55 to 60 mpg in city driving, while a typical SUV might travel 15-20 miles per gallon.
- Hybrids are better than all-electric cars because hybrid car batteries recharge as you drive so there is no need to plug in. Also, most electric cars cannot go faster than 50-60 mph, while hybrids can. Most electric cars need to be recharged every 50-100 miles.
FGX is taking the responsible step of making its business operations cleaner and greener. Will you? If you would like to learn more about FGX’s choice to use hybrid vehicles or other aspects of its efforts to make its shipping solutions the greenest in the industry, please contact Justin at (212) 352-9390 or email him at jbrown@fgxusa.com.