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by Michael Chiacos

I often get asked what the best choice is for someone wanting a greener vehicle. This is a huge decision, as a person’s vehicle is often their largest environmental impact. Should you get a Prius, go biodiesel, or wait for a hydrogen car? The answer is ….complex.

The greenest way to get around is, of course, not to drive, and everyone has heard how walking, biking or taking the bus can make you healthier, reduce stress from traffic and parking, save money, etc. While we can all try to increase the frequency we choose alternative modes of transportation, often we want the convenience of driving.

The Toyota Prius so far has the lead as the most fuel efficient, least polluting vehicle. Real world mileage is around 45-48 mpg, more than double than the average American’s vehicle, which is 20.2 mpg. So if everyone drove a Prius, we’d decrease our gasoline consumption by more than half for the private transportation sector. Imagine that impact on emissions reduced, gas price demand, oil spills averted…. Not to mention the costs of going to war for oil. (more…)

by Liesl Bradner

“Give the planet a vacation the next time you take one”. That’s the slogan for Bio-Beetle, a car rental company in Maui and at LAX that rent cars fueled by 100 percent bio-diesel. More and more car rental companies are jumping on the eco bandwagon by adding hybrid choices to their fleets.

Now green travelers don’t have to feel guilty while away from their beloved hybrids. Even novices can use their vacation or next business trip as an opportunity to test drive the newest fuel efficient vehicle and perhaps be persuaded to purchase one. (more…)