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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

  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 [...]

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 [...]

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 – [...]

  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 [...]

The last few years has seen the worldwide car manufacturing market take on a new approach to building cars. No longer is it just the faster the better. People don’t just want that anymore, now they want a car that will not break the bank when it comes to fuel [...]

Updated hybrid offers improved fuel economy, better performance. Lexus has updated its GS 450h, a five passenger hybrid rear-wheel-drive sedan that retails from about $60,000. The first generation model was produced from 2007 through 2011; a 2012 edition was not sold. The newest Lexus hybrid demonstrates that fuel efficiency and [...]