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Old 04-05-2008, 09:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Ecomodding covered in the Toronto Star

We've had our share of exposure in major online media sources, but this is the first mention of EcoModder in the "mainstream media", as far as I know:

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Tips to improve gas mileage


You don't need to splurge on a new hybrid car, a few simple tweaks to your existing ride can go a long way toward maximizing fuel efficiency

Mar 27, 2008

Not everyone who wants to save on fuel and help the environment can run out and buy a new hybrid vehicle. But with $100 per barrel of oil becoming a reality – as did $1 per litre pump prices – how can you modify your existing older car to maximize its motoring efficiency?

And as per the new media world we live in, there's an online community for such "green gearheads" called Ecomodder.com

According to the site, "ecomodding" is similar to the more traditional form of gearhead enthusiasm, hot-rodding. Apparently, they enjoy the technical and mechanical challenges of improving a machine and its driver.

More: http://www.wheels.ca/newsFeatures/article/215149

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The writer, John LeBlanc, runs his own web publication that's focused towards the more traditional auto enthusiast: straight-six.com

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Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata
Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



EcoModder
has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage
www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget
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