by Jim Henderson | Mar 24, 2012 | Fleet Management, Government Programs
Several more big companies including Best Buy and Pacific Gas and Electric are joining a year-old Energy Department program that helps corporations make their commercial fleets more fuel-efficient and transition to alternative-technology vehicles. The expansion of the...
by Jim Henderson | Mar 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
The average national retail price of premium self-serve gasoline currently is topping $3.78 a gallon. Fuel costs are leaping by nearly 40 cents a month. And drivers who are pumping premium are undoubtedly asking themselves if they can safely switch to regular, which...
by Jim Henderson | Feb 8, 2012 | Green Driving
Diesel engines are a bit like soccer. Soccer is the most popular game in the world. But the prospect of Monday Night Football stepping aside for men in shorts is about as likely as U.S. auto companies ever replacing their gasoline engines with diesels. The soccer...
by Jim Henderson | Jan 6, 2012 | Maintenance/Repair
One afternoon a few months ago, Seattle resident Don Clifton drove his white pickup truck—a 2007 Ford Ranger—to a Jiffy Lube in Ballard. An attendant in coveralls asked him what he wanted. He said he wanted his oil changed. “Do you know how your air filter is...
by Jim Henderson | Jan 4, 2012 | Green Driving
Even with the many advancements evident on today’s internal combustion engines… the basic premise is pretty much the same. A four-stroke setup delivers air and fuel, getting one “power” stroke out of every four. It’s not exactly efficient, though there are many ideas...
