Congrats to this year’s winners!

I like it, but I dispise it, too. That evil monster, “marketing,”

an initiative by PA-based, Axion Power International, to develop less expensive replacement batteries

More people complaining that hybrids (and electrics) are too quiet.

Not only does driving a hybrid mean fewer gas bills and less pollution for the area, but instructors will be able to use the advanced technology in the Prius to demonstrate how safer driving techniques lead to better fuel efficiency.

I stumbled onto this excellent website that pays you $2, $5 or $10 for product reviews on video…

One reason I like hybrid cars is because they’re changing the way people think of being environmentally friendly. It doesn’t take a ton of work to make a difference. Being ecologically-minded has a bad rap for being unrealistically difficult for most folks to pull off. Hybrids, especially ultra-cool ones like the’08 Pruis in Spectra Blue, have been able to lessen our impact without making people feel put-out about it.

 Can we talk about the blind for a moment? There’s all this hoopla over hybrids being too quiet that more hybrids on the road mean streets will be more dangerous for the disabled.
I’ve heard a few people say that as long as drivers and pedestrians obey current laws, there shouldn’t be a problem. But what about the other places that we walk as well as drive … like parking lots. How many drivers aren’t going to realize the blind can’t hear them coming?
From the above article:

“One of the many benefits of the Prius, besides excellent fuel economy and low …read more

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