Today I discovered an excellent article by admin, posted earlier today, and entitled Hybrid Cars: What's All The Fuss About? that I strongly suggest you all read. Below are a couple of little extracts to whet your appetites!
This implies fewer trips to the gasoline station. Simply think about yourself driving a automotive that may travel greater than 60 miles per gallon. This will likely sound adequate so that you can get a hybrid automotive, however there are extra benefits which you could get from hybrid cars. Again in 2005, President George Bush has signed an agreement that lets the patrons and users of hybrid automotive enjoy big tax breaks. Due to this, you will be able to save money on taxes. One other nice profit which you could get when you have got a hybrid cars are free parking, and a few states have imposed a regulation that hybrid cars must be discounted on toll gates. Hybrid cars are additionally recognized to emit far decrease ranges of pollutants within the air. This implies less air pollution.
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You will now ask what sort of technology is inside hybrid cars that makes it so fuel environment friendly and environmentally friendly. Hybrid cars are built-in with the hybrid technology presently existing today. In truth, hybrid technology has existed for a protracted time. It’s used on locomotives, it’s used on submarines and it’s utilized in some buses in some states and countries. Hybrid technology is a mix of electricity and the usual engine. For example, in locomotives, it combines the diesel engine and electrical engine, and in submarines, it combines the nuclear engine and electrical engine. That is much more environment friendly than letting the conventional engine run on its own. In hybrid cars, it combines the vitality of gasoline engines and an electric motor to power the car.
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The electric motor will share the labor. With this technology it should assist you to save precious fuel and in addition allow you to emit far decrease volumes of toxic fumes within the air. For example, in case your hybrid automotive is running idle, it should mechanically swap off the gasoline engine and let the automotive run on pure electricity. This may prevent a number of fuel especially if you are stuck in a gridlock visitors jam. At this time, there are hybrid cars which might be designed to run even when the gasoline engine is switched off.
Reading admin’s post started me off thinking so I had a quick search around for some other posts on the subject and found some more gems! e.g. this post posted six days ago, by Tamas Mondovics, on Osprey Observer:
Veldes is one of dozens of area residents who enjoy Costco’s one-stop shopping philosophy and who can now use the 12-pump gas station just outside the store, located at 10921 Causeway Blvd. in Brandon. “It’s about time they added a gas station,” said Kathy Veldes, a Brandon resident and longtime Costco Wholesale member, just moments following the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the stores newest amenity. Veldes was one of thousands of area residents who enjoy Costco’s one-stop shopping philosophy and who can now use the 12-pump gas station just outside the store, located at 10921 Causeway Blvd. in Brandon.
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Costco management staff welcomed the public, which included members of the Brandon, Riverview and Ruskin chambers of commerce, to celebrate the official opening of the new addition in October, while refreshments were provided by Starbucks, Chick-fil-A at Lake Brandon Village and Planet Smoothie completed the festivities. Costco General Manager Hector Mencia explained that the new credit or debit-only station, which requires customers to use their Costco membership card or American Express credit card, consists of six pumping stations with two nozzles each that can reach either side of the car. It will also supply members with five-tier top shelf fuel in both regular and premium grade gasoline. The fuel is said to be not only better for the environment, but also for the cars at no additional cost to Costco members. “We are constantly searching for ways to add value and pass on saving to our members,” Mencia said. “Adding a gas station to our Brandon location is one of our ways to add that value and savings.
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” Mencia emphasized that the pricing of gasoline will be competitive at the new, well-lit, one-way through station for easy traffic flow, which will also be supported by an attendant at all times. “We are known for our members’ confidence in our product, quality and value,” he said. Costco Marketing Manager Tim Sanders was pleased with the traffic so far, which he said has been steady since the station’s soft opening a week prior and included Democratic candidate Linda Saul-Sena, who is currently running for Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 5. While topping off her gas tank, Saul-Sena said that she is looking forward to taking advantage of the new station. “I am pleased with the choice of clean and affordable gasoline Costco is offering,” she said. Costco will be celebrating 10 years in Brandon next month, offering its members great value and significant savings, while supporting local charities and schools. Costco’s Brandon location allows its approximately 40,000 members to save on designer jeans, electronics, tires, home decor, books, snacks, DVDs, CDs, seasonal items and, of course, now also on gasoline. “We have super value and we are super convenient,” Sanders said.
Yet another fine article on the subject came from Lora Kolodny on TechCrunch posted three days ago and entitled Vermont Energy Co. Raises $260000 For Sustainable Gas-And … which is also certainly worth reading!
is highly fragmented, but according to Hoovers research, reaches $200 billion in annual sales mainly selling gasoline. The Vermont Energy Company, if it takes off massively, could become the go-to, roadside brand for drivers seeking grease diesel, or other advanced and clean fuels. [UPDATE:] A co-founder of the Vermont Energy Company, Kevin Hartley, previously founded and sold a renewable energy startup, Green Mountain Energy, to BP in 2000. That business, he said, was the fastest to go from $0 to $100 million in revenue in the state of Vermont. His co-founder and brother John Hartley, he says, is doing the operational work, and heavy lifting with their alternative convenience store and gas station business, while he stays focused on his day job as head of strategy at the Nasdaq-traded, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. A leader in the specialty coffee industry, GMCR uses alternative energy in its operations. In 2009, for example, the company installed a solar rooftop array at their headquarters office in Waterbury, Vermont.
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The Vermont Energy Company currently offers drivers of fuel-efficient cars a discount on plain old gasoline. Run under the name The Good Carma program, the discount is based on the miles-per-gallon ratings of customers’ vehciles. Such programs, if they became available nationally, could help encourage consumers to upgrade their rides to more fuel-efficient, if not zero emissions, electric vehicles. Hartley describes the idea of Good Carma as the opposite of a volume discount. “Usually in a free market economy, the more you use, the lower the price.