Posts Tagged ‘cars’

Did you know that the average driver spends up to a week’s worth of vacation time a year sitting in traffic? Not to mention about $9,000 a year on driving expenses (fuel, parking, maintenance) according to a recent report from the American Public Transportation Association.

Working with counties and transit operators across the Commonwealth, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) has declared September …

How Just One Letter Can Create Chaos
Arlington Lawsuit Demands Full Analysis of I-95/395 Project
When I read that Arlington County had filed suit earlier this week against the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Commonwealth of Virginia over the proposed High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes project for I-95/395, my first thought was “yes!” Here was tiny local government – Arlington is …

This week, I was lucky enough to go to a Shell hydrogen plant and learn about a new, effective way to power cars.

You don’t have to be a chemist to know that eliminating green house gases is top priority to the new administration. What we use today in our cars will only worsen this problem.

For the past few years, Shell has partnered with GM to develop …

We all know that the best way to green your ride is not to drive at all – you can walk, bike, use public transportation, carpool, share a car or use a zip car for certain trips when a car is necessary.  But even car owners can benefit from these easy tips on how to green your ride, save money and lessen your impact on …

If you were desperate to get rid of your gas guzzler when gas prices spiked last year, but you couldn’t get the price you wanted, your opportunity is here.

Congress included a “Cash for Clunkers” provision in the $106 billion wartime spending bill. The provision sets aside funds for consumers looking to dump old, inefficient cars in exchange for newer, greener ones.

If your guzzler was purchased after 1984, gets 18 miles/gallon or …