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Washing Your Car More Sustainably by Laura Klein
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Noel.
With hose in hand and sponge in the bucket, you’re ready to get your car spick and span. But you may be washing toxic chemicals and too much water into your local waterway, adding to pollution and over-worked pumping stations. And you wouldn’t be alone. Nearly half of all Americans like to wash their cars at home. While this may be a cheaper option, it isn’t less costly for the planet.
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Electric Car Conversions
Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by Anna.
I’m an electric vehicle nut and avid environmentalist. What I’m almost to tell you will change the way you look at electric car conversions. Check the following details to think it over exactly how to start building your own electric car – saving thousands of dollars within fuel every year, while doing your bit used for the nature.
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3 Advantages of Hybrid Cars Over Conventional Cars
Posted on 10. Jul, 2009 by Guest.
Because of rising fuel costs and the environmental damage caused by an excess of carbon dioxide emissions, car owners are looking for alternatives. Oil prices continue to rise and its supply continues to dwindle. This is one reason why some people are interested on owning a hybrid car. Hybrid cars are becoming more and more popular as time goes by. And as the technology improves, hybrid cars become more affordable. It will not be long before we begin to see that most cars on the road are hybrids.
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Hypermiling Successes
Posted on 09. Aug, 2008 by Anna.
I’ve seen a few successes posted here and there on the web, written by people who have employed hypermiling techniques successfully to get better gas mileage.
I will start posting some of the links I come across as I think its important for my blog readers to be able to see whether people really can and [...]
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Video: Hypermiling and Getting up to 85 Miles Per Gallon
Posted on 09. Aug, 2008 by Anna.
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Cheaper Diesel Fuel
Posted on 08. Aug, 2008 by Anna.
In order to understand how it is possible to get better fuel economy from your diesel engine, sometimes it is good to go back to basics to understand a little more about the fuel itself.
By doing this it is easy to see how cost savings can be made and how a better fuel consumption rate [...]
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Hypermiling, As Safe As Drinking Water?
Posted on 04. Jul, 2008 by Anna.
There has been a lot of hallaballua on the media about hypermiling, and some controversy on whether or not it is a “safe” practice. At this point it is beginning to appear a bit over-the-top.
Is hypermiling safe?
Well, the answer to that really depends on how you apply hypermiling.
Anything, taken to extremes, can become dangerous. It [...]
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