Pioneering London taxi firm green tomato cars is offering Wi-Fi to passengers in its environmentally-friendly cabs. The company operates a taxi service using more than 100 Toyota's Prius cars which feature hybrid engineers that combine electric and petrol power.
Following a three-month trial, Green tomato will now install Wi-Fi in all of the cars using. The service will be offered free of charge allowing all passengers to connect to the internet using netbooks, laptops and handheld devices. Green Tomato co-founder, Tom Pakenham, says: "Many customers spend a considerable amount of time in taxis – it seems only sensible that we enable them to make the best possible use of this time."
The company says it is no stranger to using the internet to enhance its services. In September 2009, it became the first private hire taxi company to take bookings via Twitter.
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