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GM’s New Electric Vehicle to Get 230 MPG

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We’ve shared with you many of General Motors’ green vehicles, including the 2009 Sierra 2-Mode Hybrid, the Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid and the Chevy Malibu Hybrid, as well as the news that GM Made Spain a Bit Greener by opening the world’s largest solar power panel plant, but now the car company is claiming that its new electric vehicle will be the first mass-produced vehicle to achieve a triple digit mpg rating!

Army Gets New Electric Vehicles

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A routine heavily armored equipment vehicle in the Army gets less than six miles per gallon of gas; while an Abrams tank (one of the heaviest tanks in service) burns a gallon of gas every two miles. That’s a huge carbon footprint from those vehicles.

Knowing this information, how could the Army reduce its gas consumption by 11.5 million gallons over the next six years, and save $750 less per vehicle per year…

The Green Motorcycle Revolution Has Begun

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Motorcycles have always been the epitome of cool. Just look at Evel Knievel and Che Guevara. Those guys had an adventure every time that they rode their motorcycle.

But even though they looked great they probably didn’t realize that their cycles were releasing up to 10 times more emissions than regular cars…

UCF Students Make Fuel from Fryer Grease

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With the price of fuel still on the rise, many people are racking their brains to find new ways to afford to fill up their car’s gas tank.

This is especially hard for college students, who already have a hard enough time affording to pay for anything!

But mechanical engineer students at the University of Central Florida have discovered a new way to take used fryer grease from a Chick-fil-A restaurant…

Toyota Expands Green Efforts Beyond Its Vehicles

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The Toyota Prius is one of the best-selling hybrids on the market because it has consistently received top marks for customer satisfaction.

But did you know that Toyota goes beyond greening just its cars with other eco-friendly conservation efforts?

From creating green rooftop tiles to planting shrubs that absorb pollution, Toyota is making a name for itself in the green movement…

Win Money for Photographing Green Vehicles!

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As the fight against global warming continues to sweep across the globe, more people are buying green vehicles to help combat harmful greenhouse gases.

But not everyone can afford the latest hybrid. If you’re like me, I do what I can afford to do while practicing an eco-lifestyle, and that includes admiring green car owners from afar since I don’t own one myself…