by Jim Henderson | Mar 20, 2012 | Electric Vehicles
When Doug Hacker decided he needed a car that would improve gas mileage, he figured a Toyota (TM) Prius hybrid was the way to go. Many of his co-workers at Procter & Gamble’s (PG) soap research lab in Cincinnati drove Priuses and bragged about getting more than 50...
by Jim Henderson | Feb 28, 2012 | Maintenance/Repair
Driving less doesn’t have to be a consumer’s reaction to rising gas prices, according to the Car Care Council. While consumers can’t control the price of gas, they can control how much gas they use by following some simple and inexpensive vehicle maintenance. “Most...
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 18, 2012 | Green Driving
We all know that checking tire pressure on cars and trucks can help you save fuel. The reason revolves around the idea of reducing rolling resistance. But do you know how much checking that tire pressure can actually help you if you run a large fleet of trucks or...
by Jim Henderson | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment, Fleet Management, Green Driving
Sure, we’ve all heard it a million times. If you stop driving on the street like you’re leading the last five laps of the Indy 500, you might actually be able to save some fuel. (And you’ll be a bit safer as well!) But even though we’ve heard it, do we really believe...