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A Guide to Buying a Fuel Efficient Car

1.) What are your needs?- Most people buy cars because of certain makes, models, looks, or features, that is all fine and dandy but when buying a fuel efficient car you need to think of the driving aspect before any others. What will you be using the car for? Commuting to and from work? As a second car when making errands or long trips? How many people will you need to seat? These are questions you must address before you begin researching cars.
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You can stop spending $4 on gas at the pump . . . here is how

1.) Walk or Bike. Pay nothing at all for gas! Walk or ride your bike, if you can obviously. It keeps you fit, saves on gas, and reduces your carbon footprint, and greenhouse gas emissions. Just be sure to take the weather, it might not be a good idea on really hot days, or really cold days, be sure to check air quality as well.

2.) Take public transportation. It costs money. So what. » read more

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X-Prize Foundation to award $10 million in competition to build 100-mpg cars

By DEE-ANN DURBIN

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The X Prize Foundation, known for its competitions promoting spaceflight, is offering $10 million to teams that can build production-ready, consumer-friendly cars that get 100 miles per gallon or more. » read more

from http://www.technoride.com/2008/03/bmw_diesel_beats_prius_in_econ.php

Is this a case of man bites dog? A mid-size BMW sedan equipped with a diesel engine returned better fuel economy on a 545-mile, London-to-Geneva, run than a gasoline-powered Toyota Prius. A BMW 520d with a 2.0-liter diesel engine and regenerative braking (but no heavy duty hybrid features) got 41.9 mpg while the full-hybrid Prius, 500 pounds lighter, got 40.1 mpg. » read more

I came across this article, and thought I would share the news with an interested community. 

Coming Soon from VW: A 69.9 MPG Diesel Hybrid

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