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The GPS is a great invention, but sometimes you take a trip you want to preserve on paper. When we drove to Florida last year, we bought a Rand McNally Road Atlas. Passing through five states in 24 hours can be kind of hard to explain to young kids. Maps made all the difference. ;)
We’re getting ready for another trip this fall and now we’ve got greener options for our recording our family roadtrip adventures. In celebration of providing accurate, helpful information to travelers on the road for 85 years, Rand McNally …read more

What’s better than a hybrid-only luxury car service in the Big Apple? A hybrid-only luxury car service that donates a portion of their profits to NYC-based environmental causes.

I wanted to take a moment to express some thanks for all the resources, and camaraderie here at the b5media blogging network. Since beginning EcoFriendlyDriver.com, I’ve run into a number of really wonderful blogs – and even more wonderful people behind them.

Buying a new car isn’t your only guide to green driving. Our cars function as so much more than transportation. Some of us practically live behind the wheel. The following items range from under $5 to a few hundred, but may be the perfect match for treehuggers on your list.

Lakewood Ranch, an environmentally-designed Sarasota, Fla. community embraced widespread use of the electric car by dedicating its intention to become a GEM-(Global Electric Motorcars) friendly community. GEM leads world manufacturers in production of neighborhood electric vehicles, smaller-sized cars, many times without doors, that run on battery power.
You can find out more about GEM or the four GEM-friendly communities currently operating in the US today, at gemcar.com
GEM’s “neighborhood electric vehicles” are road worthy in most states, on roadways where the speed limit is 35 mph or below. There are models seating up to 6, with doors and without, even with truck …read more