environment
When snow, sleet, and Arctic air masses convince you to break down and winterize your vehicle (or vehicles), take a second and help the planet.
Keeping the environment in mind when winterizing your ride can also be kind to your wallet, as well as the Earth.
In the interest of going green when the landscape turns white, check out our handy tips from bumper to bumper…
Recently, it was leaked to the press that an environmentally friendly car manufacturer would be releasing one of their new vehicles with solar-powered air conditioning panels on the roof. It’s one of those ideas that makes you think, “Of course! That makes so much sense, why didn’t we think about that before?” When do we need air conditioning? When it’s hot. What make things hot? The sun. Ergo, using the sun to produce air conditioning for our vehicles is an absolutely brilliant idea.
In an effort to be more environmentally conscious, a lot of us are looking for ways to be a bit more green this summer. One of the greatest ways that this can be accomplished is to be aware of your ecological footprint when driving, and to make strides to reduce carbon emissions. This summer, when getting behind the wheel of your car, take the time to do a few of the following things:
To most people, ethanol fuel appears to be a thing of the future. Sure, David Suzuki keeps extolling the benefits on television, and it seems like a great idea, but not one that is really affecting us now. This is a complete misconception. Currently, and for the last six years, five plants have been producing ethanol fuel in Canada, and they have the ability to produce up to 175 million litres of ethanol fuel per year. In addition, cars that have been manufactured since the 1970’s have been made to be compatible with up to 10 percent ethanol fuel in the gasoline mixture. This means that ethanol fuel is already here and is relevant to us now.
