Current news on eco friendly cars. Information and upcoming ideas for environmentally friendly cars, and other eco friendly vehicles.
You’ve decided to make the switch to vegetable oil as a fuel. You’ve read all about straight vegetable oil (SVO) and waste vegetable oil (WVO) and have started looking for a suitable diesel vehicle for your conversion. You don’t have a lot of money to spend. Here’s how to pick the right car for your [...]
Read more →
Many people looking to update their family car will now consider the environmental impact of their car choice, as well as thinking about costs and performance. The range of eco cars available to buy is increasing almost daily, as almost every new car manufacturers develop have better mileage and lower CO2 emissions. It used to [...]
Read more →
You’ve heard of the different types of insurance: auto, home, renters, watercraft, life and even traveler’s insurance. But have you heard of automotive recycling insurance. If you are an auto recycler, chances are you already have a policy. If you’re a home owner who has adopted a green lifestyle, you probably don’t know what automotive [...]
Read more →
As the weather turns to more spring-like conditions every day (especially in Toronto), you’ll undoubtedly begin to see your neighbours out in their driveways washing their cars. But what they probably don’t realize is that washing your car that way is terrible for the environment. For starters, a garden hose pours out about 10 gallons [...]
Read more →
Not everyone has the luxury of being able to simply go out a buy a new car. Some of us, who care about the environment still have standard petrol or diesel powered cars which are far from green. But it doesn’t stop there, it is easy to get your existing car a little bit greener [...]
Read more →
For most environmentally minded people, any method of cutting down their fossil fuel usage is going to be an attractive prospect. As a result, making the investment in a more eco friendly car will, on first glance, appear to be an entirely sensible decision. However, despite the numerous benefits, as with many environmental issues, the [...]
Read more →
Overall, insuring eco friendly cars is neither more nor less than insuring comparable gas only cars. Insurance rates are highly variable based on a number of factors. The price of the car, the driver’s age and sex, the location, driver’s driving history and even credit history all are factored into any given insurance rate. [...]
Read more →
We are officially in the midst of an automobile revolution in 2012. The classic technology behind many of the world’s most popular cars is quickly being replaced by tech that is more environmentally-friendly, gas-friendly and wallet-friendly. Electric cars are quickly becoming the norm across the globe, and, well, you don’t want to be left behind, [...]
Read more →
There are some cars that have a profound effect on society, with the most obvious example that springs to mind being the Volkswagen Beetle in the 60s and 70s. It remains to be seen whether hybrid cars will have the same anti-status symbol impact for this generation of drivers – and a lot of that [...]
Read more →
Perhaps you are already trying to leave a smaller environmental footprint by recycling and switching to renewable sources of energy to power your home, but want to kick things up a notch by eliminating your contribution to that cloud of smog everyone chokes down each day. Maybe you simply want to avoid soaring gas [...]
Read more →