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Avoid “Jack Rabbit” Starts and Aggressive Driving.

Posted February 07, 2012 in Green Tips.   0 comments

Avoid "jack rabbit" starts and aggressive driving.  Increasing your speed from 100 kilometres per hour to 120 kilometres per hour will increase fuel consumption by about 20 per cent, and can lead to drastically higher pollution rates.  Just one second of aggressive driving can produce nearly the same volume of…

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Auto Show Highlights from Detroit

Posted February 07, 2012 in Industry Highlights.   0 comments

With Detroit and LA often vying for attention when it comes to automakers plans to debut new vehicles, for 2012 at least, the Motor City appears to be staging a comeback. There were more than 40 concept and production unveilings this year, including a number of world premieres. Here’s a look at some of the most…

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Nissan Eyes Top Spot for Green Autos

Posted October 25, 2011 in Industry Highlights.   0 comments

Yokohama - Oct. 24 - Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn unveiled a new environmental plan on Monday, pledging a host of measures that aim to balance ambitious growth targets with sustainability. Among goals in the Nissan Green Program 2016, the automaker will further expand the global market for electric vehicles, cut CO2…

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