Hybrid Cabs Get a Look from New York City

Yellow cabs are going green — and the new air-friendly models could be on the road this fall.

The city Taxi and Limousine Commission gave its tentative approval yesterday to six makes of hybrid cars — which run on a combination of electricity and gasoline — to join its cab fleet after hearings in September.

“Within months, we could have anywhere from a handful to a thousand on the road,” said TLC Chairman Matthew Daus.