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So You Want To Be A Greener Driver

Posted by synka on Aug 4th, 2009 and filed under Autos, Trucks and More. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

If you care about the environment then green driving will be something that you are no doubt interested in. Yet, with so little info around on what the term “Green Driving” really implies, it can be hard to make the right choices. Here you will find a few of the best green driving ideas around. It has never been so easy to drive green!

Selecting a Greener Vehicle

The best idea is to choose a vehicle with lower CO2 emmisions. Find one and you help the environment along with spending less money.

In order to help you choose a greener car, you need to look at the fuel consumption of any vehicle that you are interested in. web sites that will help you to discover how green particular autos are. Currently if you want a small family,petrol car economic selection would be the Honda Civic. You may find you need an diesel powered executive car then the BMW 5 Series 520d Saloon is what you should select. Taking a greener car will help you to lower your bills as well as your carbon emissions.

Take Part in the New Car Discount Scheme

If you have had your latest car for longer than a year and it’s older than 10 years then you could be able to get ?2000 off your new vehicle. You need to ensure that you select a car that was registered in the UK prior to May 2009. It needs to be a new car and it can only weigh up to 3,500 Kg. This is good for the environment because your old car is scrapped. The latest autos produce lower carbon emissions so the government are encouraging people to buy newer autos by making them cheaper by ?2000.You’ll need to see if your local caris involved with the scheme.

Take Out Low Mileage Car Insurance

New technology is allowing the introduction of new forms of car insurance. Particularly if you are considered a low mileage driver. One which is ideal for Low mileage insurance is Pay As You Drive indurance where you are charged per mile rather than for the whole year.

The Small Things Can Make The Biggest Difference

You don’t have to go as far as buying a new car; thare are lots of smaller but effective ideas. Driving with the windows up will prevent drag and ensure that your fuel consumption is more efficient. Switch the engine off if you are stationary for more than a couple of minutes. You can also reduce the wastage of fuel by not reving the engine. Try to accelerate less quickly as this will both reduce the stress on the engine as welll as saving fuel.

It’s a lot easier than you think to be a greener driver. The ideas above are just a few of many potential ideas to help you reduce the amount of fuel you use when driving.

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1 Response for “So You Want To Be A Greener Driver”

  1. Cecelia Chaffee says:
    December 2, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    I’m an origami fan and paper airplanes is one of my favorite forms of the art. It challenges not just your folding skills but also teaches you about aerodynamics. I remember a software called “The Greatest Paper Airplanes”. It teaches how to fold 50 different paper airplanes step by step with instructions and videos. Too bad the software is no longer distributed but there’s a website that teaches how to fold those 50 paper airplanes.

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