In a positive move for the environment, and drivers of hybrid and electric vehicles, the Ontario Government has introduced a new green license plate signifying that the owner can drive in HOV lanes without the need for passengers:
Electric vehicles with the plates will be able to travel in the province’s carpool lanes until 2015 — [...]
Category Archives: Gas
November 5, 2009
October 4, 2008
Here at PickupPal we have a saying - “Bus Strikes and Gas Hikes” - that is where we see a significant increase in members signing up to PickupPal. It just makes sense when there is a bus strike you need an alternative and Ride Sharing is an excellent substitution to public transportation. The [...]
October 3, 2008
I was reading Treehugger this morning and came across an article and a video where Matt Simmons talks about peak oil. To put this into perspective I think of myself as someone who is up on all the news and has a firm grasp on what Peak Oil is and where we are at [...]
July 30, 2008
Blown away that is all we can say here at PickupPal. We have partnered up with the Magnetic Hill Music Festival - providing exclusive VIP parking for fans going to the Eagles / John Fogerty / KT Tunstall / Sam Roberts mega show. Click here to find a ride or give a ride!
Some [...]
May 8, 2008
Southern California…the car is king. Leading in number of cars but also in stringent vehicular emissions control, and in HOV lanes (High Occupancy meaning 2 here in Cali - not 3 like where i live). In December, Quebec decided to adopt the same emissions standards, the first territory outside of the US to do [...]
May 6, 2008
It happens every second Tuesday - I take our minivan and drive my kids to Gymnastics and since I don’t normally drive the minivan when I get into it I find that it is running on fumes, [not passing judgment - just stating the facts ;)]. So I go and I [...]
May 6, 2008
Hypermiling is a gas-saving craze that has been sweeping the US over the last few years as a reaction to the increasing costs of gasoline.
Hypermiling, to the uninitiated, is a way of increasing the mileage of your vehicle by making some skillful changes to your driving style.
A few Hypermiling tips:
Go easy on the gas pedal.
Drive [...]