Recently the government fleet I work for added 10 more hybrid vehicles to its large fleet. Seven of these hybrid vehicles are of the hybrid electric car variety. The other 3 are trucks or light duty sport utility hybrid vehicles. The most interesting hybrid electric car was the Honda civic hybrid. This little car costs around $23,000.
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It may not be the vacation you imagined, but recent tests have shown that using the cruise control function on your car can help you reduce your fuel expenses. Cruise control ensures that a driver maintains a common, steady speed while on the road, helping to eliminate much of the stopping and starting that unnecessarily burns up expensive fuel.
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To perform at their peak, world-class athletes keep their bodies and minds in excellent shape. Similarly, if you want your vehicle to achieve the highest gas mileage possible, you need to keep the engine and all of its parts in great condition.
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According to a recent national poll conducted by Fox News, gas prices in the U.S. have not yet reached the crisis stage for most American consumers.
In fact, despite the recent flood of articles on how to increase gas mileage and conserve fuel, according to the poll conducted by the Opinion Dynamics Corporation, less than half of American families are actually making any type of conservation efforts. Read the rest of this entry »
If you have filled up your vehicle lately, you have noticed how exorbitant the fuel prices are these days. In fact, as the price continues to creep toward $3.00 a gallon and even more, many people are unable to actually fill their tank. Instead, they put in $20 here or $40 there in an effort to just get back and forth from work.
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