Fuel Economy (MPG) For us, the reduced green house gas and other emissions are more important to us than the fuel cost savings, but they go hand in hand. Our annual combined driving distance for both vehicles is about 15,000 – 16,000 miles thanks to things like occasionally e-bike commuting, trip chaining and working close […]
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Our Green Snow Removal Tool Gets an Upgrade
Our trusty Toro Electric Snow Blower died during the first blizzard of 2015 that slammed us with 2 feet of snow. I originally thought I could repair it by replacing the broken blade, but unfortunately the motor had also reached the end of it’s usefulness. Fortunately, I was able to buy a new Snow Joe […]
887 miles on first tank of gas in our minivan
We recently purchased a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan and we drove over 25 days and 887 miles before our first fill up at the pump. Over that time we only used 13.3 gallons of gasoline, which works out to 66.7 MPG for a 7 passenger minivan. We have been charging the batteries whenever we can […]
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