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POLICING THE GREEN APPLE

Green is the new blue for the NYPD.

With a growing fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles, the NYPD has made a pledge to go green and stay green.

The agency now has a fleet of more than 100 alternative-fuel vehicles, including some 60 flex-fuel SUVs – which run on a combination of gasoline and corn-based ethanol fuel – and hybrid SUVs that run on a combination of gasoline and electric power.

The alternative-fuel fleet, which began with the purchase of the four-wheel vehicles in 2002, has grown over the last two years to include some less traditional forms of transport.

The fleet also includes electric T3 Motion three-wheel scooters, as well as nearly a dozen electric single-rider Segway scooters.