Learn how to drive as efficiently as possible.  Take note of these gas-saving tips and driving techniques and you’ll visit the pump less often. Plus, you’ll save $20-$50 a month on gasoline (photo credit).

• Recycle your car once it has reached the end of its life. Don’t send your vehicle to the junkyard before you’ve looked at this list.

• Carpool and use mass transit as much as possible. When you share the ride, you reduce your costs – and your impact on the air your breathe and the water you drink.

• Use a car-sharing service such as Zipcar, which may eliminate the need to own a vehicle altogether. It has certainly helped me!

• Walk, bicycle. Well, these are more “non” driving tips, aren’t they? But they do help you guzzle less gas; and manufacturing a bike or a pair of walking shoes uses far less resources than producing a car!

• And remember: if you are in the market for a new car, choose the most fuel-efficient vehicle in the size that will meet your needs. Visit FuelEconomy.gov to find the best available option for you.

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I asked Joanne Helperin, Senior Features Editor at the expert
car site Edmunds.com, if she had any advice for women who value
fuel-efficiency in their vehicles. Here’s her reply:

“One of the best ways to impact the environment positively is to buy a
fuel-efficient car. Fortunately, cars are offering greater fuel
efficiency than ever before, and the outlook for the future is even more
promising.

“In 2008, expect to see more hybrids from a wider variety of carmakers, as well as a smattering of new “clean diesels” from Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen. By the end of 2010, the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt (left) is expected to shake up the automotive industry.”

Joanne says you can find an abundance of helpful advice on the Edmunds.com’s Green Car Guide, Women and Family Car Guide and The Driving Woman blog. Meanwhile, here’s a short course on finding the fuel-efficient car that’s right for you, courtesy of www.edmunds.com.

(c) Edmunds Inc.  All rights reserved.  Reprinted with permission from
www.edmunds.com.

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