"green-cars" Articles & Blogs:
2010 Green Car of the Year to be awarded at Los Angeles Auto Show
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Now in its fifth year, the Green Car of the Year(R) award honors environmental leadership in the automobile field and recognizes vehicles that are readily available to consumers during the award year. The prestigious award will be announced on Thursday, ...[Read on] |
A Mother’s Day Stick Shift: What Mom’s Cars Say About Her
| Many members of the tribe of the auto-obsessed can trace their compulsion back to parental indoctrination—a sort of vehicular Munchausen-by-proxy, in which the implanted toxin is a father’s fascination with a rusty Austin-Healy 3000 or a mother’s pr...[Read on] |
EarthGarage: 62 MPG by 2025?
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Is it possible that we could see mileages as impressive as 62 mpg in as little as 14 years? According to the green-minded gang (and frequent askpatty.com contributors) at earthgarage.com, it's entirely possible. Here's the scoop:
You may not know this...[Read on] |
How car insurance affects Cash for Clunkers
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The government’s Cash for Clunkers program is back on track and many Americans are heading to car dealers to swap their older cars for new ones. What many people may not realize is that to trade-in an older car, it has to have had car insurance for at l...[Read on] |
US Government Fleet To Get A Little Greener
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More than 17,600 American-made, fuel-efficient cars and hybrids will soon be entering the government fleet, thanks to President Barack Obama. Putting his money (or more aptly, your money) where his mouth is, the president plans to use $285 million in Fed...[Read on] |
Newsflash: The Summer of 2011 Movies Will Have No Women Leads
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Here’s another sign that we still haven’t moved the dial forward in relation to blockbuster films.
Director John Favreau told the LA Times that next summer will be crazy in terms of the amount of product that will be released and that not e...[Read on] |
Car Business Language & Lingo-Part I
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Now the car business is very unique when it comes to having its own language. I remember when I first got in the retail side of the business back in the mid 80′s, and I thought everyone was speaking a different language in the car dealership I was w...[Read on] |
Become an Eco-preneur
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This fall I had the chance to write an article about three eco-preneurs. Rianna not only started her own holistic beauty line, Organic to Green, she also launched ReuseCycle, a program where she collects, sanitizes, and reuses glass bottles from local re...[Read on] |
Have an Idea to Green Your Community? Ford & Green Festival Could Make it Happen.
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If you've been thinking green lately, you're in good company here on the AskPatty Blog, but your thinking could pay off for you to the tune of $5000. Ford and the Green Festival have teamed up to help improve five US cities, and they're asking you for yo...[Read on] |
Car Allowance Rebate System - On and Off, and On Again!
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When the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) program was finally officially enacted last week, car shoppers swarmed automotive dealerships to take advantage of the $3500 or $4500 rebates offered when trading in their less-efficient clunkers for more fuel-...[Read on] |
Enter to Win a $100 Gas Card from Plastics Make It Possible
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Ever wonder why your car gets the gas mileage it does? Or how it’s achieved the safety rating it has? As automotive engineering advances – car companies are creating faster, smarter, more durable and safer cars achieving a higher level of performance...[Read on] |
Schwarzenegger Gives Green Advice to Detroit Engineers
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California's favorite Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, paid Detroit a visit this week, when he spoke at the Society of Engineers' 76th Annual world conference.
This year's conference, titled "Racing to Green Mobility," focused on environmentally frien...[Read on] |
Happy to Introduce: Smart Jumper Cables!
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Today's cars are very complex. If the battery of your car dies - you want to be very careful that you do the right thing! Here are four different ways you can charge the battery to get your car rolling down the road again.
1. Slowly charge the bat...[Read on] |
Car Business Language & Lingo-Epilogue
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“Using All The Terms In One Short Story”
I was going into work one day and my thoughts were focused on selling a car. I had a couple of bad days where it seemed like everything went wrong. The “Up” I had turned out to be a “Bogue” that was a...[Read on] |
Lean, Clean & Green: A Chick’s Guide to Reducing Her Carbon “Cookprint”
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Environmentalists have been warning us for years about the damaging effects our lifestyles have on the planet. They spoke and we listened. We followed their recommendations and changed the way in which we shopped, consumed, drove and worked.
We replace...[Read on] |
Can you make your engine last 300,000 miles?
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Ladies, here at AskPatty, we're always sharing tips about car care and maintenance to help you get more out of the life of your vehicle. Performing your regular scheduled maintenance and oil changes is the BEST WAY to ensure your vehicle lives a long and...[Read on] |
Out of bankruptcy in a flash, the new General Motors shares its plan for future success
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Emerging from bankruptcy just 40 days after filing, the new General Motors Company began operations on Friday touting a new corporate structure, a stronger balance sheet, and a renewed commitment to make the customer the center of everything the new GM d...[Read on] |
CARS or Cash for Clunkers: A Personal Car-Buying Experience
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How could I resist? The government is going to buy my poor old van and I can get a new vehicle at a drastic savings. So the process begins. Because I have experience in the car business I thought this would be a snap. I checked on line to be sure...[Read on] |
Earth Day is Here! How To Have a Positive Effect on the Environment
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It's Earth Day, so Ask Patty has rounded up some important suggestions that touch
on Earth Day friendliness. At AskPatty.com, we recognize our responsibility to the world around us and strive to reduce our environmental impact. Here are some tips you ca...[Read on] |
NAIAS Carnival of Cars: In Snowy Detroit, Alternate Fuel Vehicles are HOT
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Neither snow nor rain nor delayed flights can keep the automotive world out of Detroit for the North American International Auto Show, which is being held at Cobo Hall through January 23. Press days were held on January 10 and 11. Here are som...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: Out and back
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(Ed. Note: Artist (and good friend) Eve Beglarian is paddling, biking and hiking the length of the Mississippi River in search of musical inspiration. This is one in a series of journal entries.)
After nearly two months of continuous travel in the compan...[Read on] |
Food for Fitness: Eat Those Dark Leafy Greens
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My fiancé and I have recently decided to improve our diets. By this I mean a serious cut back on calories, saturated fats, and excess carbs. Heading into our third week at this attempt, I would say that we are doing quite well.
I would be lying if I sai...[Read on] |
Saudi Women Arrested for DWF - Driving While Female
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"We did not break the law. We were not driving on the road,” one Saudi woman said after being arrested for practicing her driving skills. Today five women were arrested for driving in three cars in an empty lot in the Hettein district in...[Read on] |
Valentine gifts to make your heart go "vroom...."
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What is an ideal Valentine's Day gift? Chocolate? Champagne? Flowers? Fine Dining? All are wonderful ways to say "You are important to me." But if you're looking for a unique gift for someone who also appreciates carburetors and fuel inject...[Read on] |
Harnessing the Summer Sun: Chevy Volt Owners Look to the Sky for Clean Energy
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Well, as we wrap up National Tire Safety Week, my thoughts are about finding some time this weekend to soak up some well-deserved summer sun, and I'd imagine I'm not alone in the Ask Patty Nation. So it seems only fitting that today I'm sharing with yo...[Read on] |
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