Israel Goes Hybrid

November 16, 2007 at 10:22 am | In Environment |

Official Missions throughout North America Switch to Hybrid-Electric Cars

New York – Israel has officially gone green. Today, the Consulate General offices in New York, and the Israeli mission to the UN in New York have switched their official diplomatic vehicles to hybrid-electric vehicles significantly reducing petroleum consumption.

Israel is the first foreign country to take this green action in North America and hopes to set a new standard for all diplomatic missions in North America. This is the one of the first steps towards switching all of Israel’s official missions in the United States to hybrid-electric vehicles.

“Israel is a world leader in developing green technologies and today we took a small step to do our part to fight global warming,” says Ambassador Asaf Shariv, Consul General of Israel in NY.

Israel plans to continually strengthen energy cooperation with the U.S. by developing alternative energy technologies and assisting American efforts to reduce petroleum dependence.

To learn more about Israel’s efforts to reduce petroleum dependence, please visit the Ministry of Environmental Protections website.