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2008 July

Cheap Fuel Efficient Cars?

It’s easy to get sidetracked by the marketing blitz. There are plenty of fuel efficient cars that are neither hybrids nor new. Looking to the conventional used car market for your next vehicle purchase might be a prudent financial move. With the lack of depreciation in many hybrid models, the attractiveness of an older Honda [...]

iPhone Gas Mileage Apps

As of Sunday morning, I am now one of the iPhone borg … and I’m in search of gas mileage applications. GigaOM’s Earth2Tech jumped right on the topic on Friday, with a quick rundown on 5 iPhone Apps to Help Save Gas. I didn’t catch the GigaOM post until late on Monday, when I [...]

Hybrid Gas Mileage: Has It Hit a Plateau?

When you look at the historical chart of hybrid gas mileage, you just have to wonder … when are the auto manufacturers going to take things to the next level? The Honda Insight, the earliest hybrid, was rated at 70 miles per gallon on the highway. Granted it was a wee little two seater with [...]

Improving Gas Mileage Through Applied Technology (and Willpower)

I drive a lot of cars in the valiant quest for better gas mileage. But up until last week, I didn’t pay close enough attention to the way I drove the land yacht parked in our driveway … the one with 130000 miles on the clock and the parking lot dings to prove it.
That all [...]

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