http://ecofriendlytip.com Check out the Latest Green News and Tips Today Wed, 23 May 2012 18:28:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/11/16/revenge-of-the-internal-combustion-engine/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/11/16/revenge-of-the-internal-combustion-engine/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:15:47 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/11/16/revenge-of-the-internal-combustion-engine/ At the Chevrolet dealership here, customers want to see and touch the Volt, the gasoline-electric hybrid hailed by enthusiasts as the kind of innovation that could secure the future of General Motors.

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/11/16/revenge-of-the-internal-combustion-engine/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/19/hotel-monaco-portland-adds-electric-car-charging-station/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/19/hotel-monaco-portland-adds-electric-car-charging-station/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:44:29 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=8401 A long-time leader in sustainable travel practices, Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Portland adds another notch to its proverbial green belt with two electric car charging stations. The hotel is among the first in the city to provide this service, and offers the charging complimentary to all hotel guests who drive and park electric cars. “The Hotel [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/19/hotel-monaco-portland-adds-electric-car-charging-station/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/02/ge-nissan-sign-rd-agreement-to-fast-track-broader-adoption-of-electric-cars/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/02/ge-nissan-sign-rd-agreement-to-fast-track-broader-adoption-of-electric-cars/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:25:22 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=8134 NISKAYUNA, N.Y. & FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pressing the accelerator on the drive to electrified transportation, GE and Nissan have signed a two-year research collaboration to speed up the development of a reliable, robust smart charging infrastructure to fuel mass market adoption of electric cars like the Nissan LEAF. GE and Nissan have identified two key [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/10/02/ge-nissan-sign-rd-agreement-to-fast-track-broader-adoption-of-electric-cars/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/22/ge-capital-fleet-services-breaks-ground-on-customer-experience-and-learning-center-for-electric-vehicles/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/22/ge-capital-fleet-services-breaks-ground-on-customer-experience-and-learning-center-for-electric-vehicles/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:30:50 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=7948 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Capital Fleet Services broke ground today on a customer experience and learning center that will showcase GE’s comprehensive portfolio of electric vehicle deployment solutions and help GE commercial customers evaluate EVs and other alternative fuel vehicles for their fleets. The center is being built on GE’s campus in Eden Prairie, Minn., [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/09/22/ge-capital-fleet-services-breaks-ground-on-customer-experience-and-learning-center-for-electric-vehicles/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/05/21/how-to-reduce-your-couple-carbon-footprint/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/05/21/how-to-reduce-your-couple-carbon-footprint/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 17:16:55 +0000 Rokai http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=6846 The world is changing. No longer can we live our carefree lives of mass consumption and not feel the consequences. Well we could, but no green-minded person would like us very much – and they make up at least half the country nowadays. So to save the planet, or at least your own consciences from [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/05/21/how-to-reduce-your-couple-carbon-footprint/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/02/08/be-a-good-green-consumer/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/02/08/be-a-good-green-consumer/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:46:04 +0000 Elaine http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=6303 The customer is always right! That is not always true with today’s consumers neglecting any serious thoughts into purchases, and the environmental impact their choices result in. To be a good green consumer its all about understanding that actions have consequences, its not as serious as it sounds, all it takes is a few changes [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2011/02/08/be-a-good-green-consumer/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2009/10/30/even-more-eco-homes/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2009/10/30/even-more-eco-homes/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:54:08 +0000 Elaine http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=3964 We all share this planet so its important that every person on it does what they can in order to preserve it and do as little damage as possible as we live our daily lives. Since over half of our life is spent inside the home why not make it Eco-Friendly? That is exactly what [...]

]]> http://ecofriendlytip.com/2009/10/30/even-more-eco-homes/feed/ 0 http://ecofriendlytip.com/2009/10/28/toyota-solar-power-charger/ http://ecofriendlytip.com/2009/10/28/toyota-solar-power-charger/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:48:57 +0000 Elaine http://ecofriendlytip.com/?p=3948 One of the problems to having a solar powered, hybrid car is the lack of available recharging stations around the city. Now it seems, Toyota is able to work on a solution for this, by coming up with this charging station, specifically for plug-in hybrids. The changing station even includes a mounting area for battery [...]

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