by Stacie Schwartz | May 24, 2012 | Green Driving
On a nice summer afternoon, washing the car at home in the driveway is a popular activity. While fun for the whole family, washing the car is an environmentally unfriendly task. One wash uses more than 500 gallons of water! If 200 cars are being washed one summer...
by Stacie Schwartz | May 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Eco-friendly tires are the future and the latest upgrade to automobiles. These tires were originally for hybrids. Now these tires are readily available for all vehicles. The Michelin HydroEdge with Green X is a well-rated energy efficient tire that was designed for...
by Stacie Schwartz | Apr 30, 2012 | Green Driving
We’re entering the peak-driving season. This time of year may seem a little scary as gas prices continuing to increase. This season, the Energy Department has stated that peak prices will average $3.95 a gallon, up 6.3% or 24 cents from last years peak driving...
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 | 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...
