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Felicia Blow: 757-222-8432
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Leigh Woisard: 757-222-8496
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Cox Hampton Roads Continues its “Green Initiative” with Purchase of Hybrid Vehicles

Hampton Roads, VA – Cox Hampton Roads recently purchased hybrid vehicles as part of its fleet of maintenance service trucks. As owners of the thirteenth largest fleet in the country, Cox Enterprises is transitioning its vehicles to lessen their impact on the environment by using flex-fuel vehicles and replacing existing vehicles with more fuel-efficient and/or hybrid models. Cox Enterprises’ national fleet is comprised of more than 15,000 vehicles — 257 of which are hybrids and 1,400 that are capable of running on bio-diesel.

Within the Hampton Roads region, this effort was begun as part of the company’s Cox Conserves initiative to reduce the region’s carbon footprint. The new trucks purchased bring the total number of Cox Hampton Roads’ hybrid vehicles to 30.

“These new trucks save money and fuel; they run quieter and they also reduce emissions,” said Cox Senior Vice President and General Manager Gary McCollum.

From 2000 to 2007, Cox nationwide has reduced its carbon footprint by 10 percent. Cox Conserves is the company’s national sustainability program designed to dramatically reduce the company’s carbon footprint by an additional 20 percent by 2017.

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6.2 million total residential and commercial customers. The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services. Cox Business is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates the Travel Channel. More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com, www.coxbusiness.com, and www.coxmedia.com. In Hampton Roads, Cox has more than 400,000 basic cable subscribers.