The Nissan Leaf – Another EV!

August 5, 2009

I am very happy to see another electric vehicle on the near horizon: the Nissan Leaf was announced on August 2nd.  There’s a very comprehensive post on AutoBlogGreen, including a video. They appear to have done a lot of careful design: they did as much aerodynamic design as they could without having obvious things like […]

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EcoModders Average 33 MPG, 25% over EPA

August 3, 2009

With nearly 3000 vehicles in the EcoModder garage, most of them logging data for over a year, we decided it was time to crunch some numbers to see how EcoModders stacked up in terms of real fuel savings. Well, the numbers are in. The average EcoModder gets 33.12 MPG, which is just a hair over […]

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Cash for Clunkers Says Goodbye Tonight

July 31, 2009

It seems the popular CARS program, which was designed to run out when its $950 million funding ran out is almost out of money. The decision to suspend the program will probably come as a surprise to many consumers who were being more careful about thinking over their purchase, but evidently it is a result […]

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5 Cash for Clunkers Values on which to Spend your $4,500

July 30, 2009

Been wondering where to cash in on your government rebate in recent days? There are lots of great new cars on the market, but EcoModder has picked 5 in particular that have extra appeal when coupled with the government cash for clunkers (CARS) rebate. 1. 2010 Honda Insight The cheapest hybrid on the market is […]

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Shut Up and EcoDrive

July 28, 2009

Recently the New York Times has run several powerful articles underscoring the dangers of driving distracted, something which I don’t think can be emphasized enough. When I first got a cell phone a little over a year ago, my home state of New Jersey had just made one of the country’s first hands-free cell phone […]

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Join EcoModder on Carbonrally!

July 24, 2009

Carbon Rally is a great site with a great idea: banding together to reduce our carbon impact on the planet. To compete you sign up, join a team, and take challenges, eventually posting up bigger numbers on the impact you have had. Besides being a motivated bunch of green car enthusiasts, ecomodders also make their […]

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EcoModder Wins Best Non-Hybrid in GreenDriveExpo MPG Challenge

July 22, 2009

This past weekend EcoModder was in Madison, Wisconsin, attending the ever-fun GreenDriveExpo powered by HybridFest. Though EcoModder was also in attendance last year, this year marked the first time members had competed in the MPG Challenge. The course was challenging rural/downtown loop of approximately 25 miles that took the drivers on both low and high […]

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Green Drive Expo this Weekend in Madison, WI

July 16, 2009

This weekend is the 4th annual Hybrid Fest Green Drive Expo, a great event in Madison, Wisconsin, highlighting the present and future of environmentally-conscious motoring. For more details on the show itself, check out the Green Drive Expo homepage. This marks the second year of EcoModder’s attendance, and this year promises to be even better. […]

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