Green Freebie: How about a Toyota Prius?

RiverWired.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Somebody somewhere is getting something green for free – why not you? Jet Blue Airways is making up for all those carbon emissions by giving you a chance to go green every day – with the Grand Prize of a Toyota Prius hybrid. Next prize-- $3000 gift card to Smith & Hawken, some of the most beautiful plants and gardening stuff around. And if you don’t get those biggies, you may still qualify for an Energy Star Sharp LCD TV, or an eco-culinary retreat for four – or a trip for two to an Arizona spa. I’m feeling greener already – how about you?

Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars: Save Gas, Save Money

susan — Sat, 24 May 2008 09:05:20 -0400

Here are 10 cars that might just make driving a not--so-guilty pleasure again. The only way you can get closer to a free ride is to bike. You may be surprised to find that hybrids are not the only winners on this list of the 10 most fuel-efficient cars currently on the market, ranked and tested by Consumer Reports.

Toyota Prius Base (Overall Miles Per Gallon 44)
Toyota Prius Touring (42)
Honda Civic Hybrid (37)
Toyota Camry Hybrid (34)
Toyota Yaris Base (manual) (34)
Honda Fit Sport (manual) (34)
Toyota Yaris Base (33)
Nissan Altima Hybrid (32)
Honda Fit Base (32)
Honda Civic EX (manual) (31)

Is all that not good enough for you?

Want to drive even longer for less?

Then watch out for the extreme hybrid -- a plug-in hybrid SUV that gets 150 miles per gallon – and could be hitting the market before too long. It is being developed by AFS Trinity Power of Bellevue, Wash., which showed off a prototype at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

For more information, check out:

15 Tips For Better Mileage -- Want to Get 70 MPG in Your Toyota Prius?

The Hype About Hypermiling

Two Wheels Are Greener Than Four

Honda Civic GX Tops List of Greenest Cars

Driving Green = Fewer Greenbacks

Five Tips to Find the Cheapest Gas Near You

Record Month For Selling Gas -- Saving Cars Getting Better Than 30 MPG

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Green Freebie: How about a Toyota Prius?

Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars: Save Gas, Save Money