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Tesla Car with elon musk standing in front of crowd
Do you drive an electric car? Being a 'good steward of the planet' presents its own unique set of challenges. If you recently invested in an electric Tesla car, you understand how time consuming the recharge process can be. Despite Tesla Motors' attempts to curb recharge time with their supercharger, the process takes a minimum of 30 minutes. Those...
green car with leaves and plug icon
In recent years, a number of companies have been releasing cars that are labeled "green".  We take this to mean Eco-friendly or energy efficient, but what makes a car be labeled as such?  According to Wikipedia, a green vehicle "is a road motor vehicle that produces less harmful impacts to the environment than comparable conventional internal combustion engine vehicles...
Chevy Spark EV at car show
With every passing year, the best fuel efficient cars become more advanced and more confident in their mission to go further with less. A decade ago, the most efficient cars were conventional gasoline-powered vehicles tuned to reach high MPGs. Just a few years ago, those engines were displaced by a new crop of hybrids like the Prius, boasting much...
a gas pump fueling up a red car.
Gas is expensive. Ten years ago it was between $1 and $2 a gallon – now it's double that. What has changed? Why is gas so expensive compared to what it used to be? Are more people using it? Is there less of it to go around? Or, are we being manipulated by big oil companies into paying what...