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Portuguese airports start offering eco-friendly cars for rent

source: Terra Daily | Jan 21, 05 | submitted by Ryan

Lisbon, Portugal - Portugal's three busiest airports on Tuesday began offering arriving travelers the option of renting environmentally friendly gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles during their stay, environmentalists said.

To encourage their use the rental price of the Honda and Toyota hybrids will be equal to the lowest price for a rental of a regular vehicle.

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