Once you secure the Toyota Prius, you practically set food on an eco-friendly car. But wait, speaking of foot, there is now an option that puts you a step farther as far as going green is concerned. One thing that Toyota Prius cars will be lacking are accessories and among them include floor mats. So while you are at it, why not get a hold of this special offer. The special floor mats are Ingeo-based floormats which are made from bio-based materials.

By adopting the Ingeo mat products, Toyota benefits from the unique environmental advantages of a fiber made from plants, not oil. This adoption of new floor mats exemplifies Toyota’s belief that the use of environmentally friendly materials is as equally important as design and product performance.

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When it comes to motor sports, speed is normally what anyone would care about. But if you talk about long range races, perhaps that is not always the case. The important thing is to consider how far you can go, regardless of the speed you are driving at. And that is practically what Hypermiling is all about.

Hypermiling is the new kind of motoring event where cars are driven thousands of miles very slowly and very carefully, proving that motor sports don’t have to be all about screeching tyres, maximum revs and power slides.

The aim is to drive the car as far as possible on a single tank of fuel, as frugally as possible. That means no stereo, no air conditioning, no open windows and minimal use of the throttle. Tire pressures are inflated to their absolute maximum to reduce rolling resistance and every fuel-saving technique possible is applied – such as freewheeling down hills! Not recommended by your car insurance company.

Tips for Hypermilers:

• Accelerate as smoothly and as little as you can possibly get away with.
• Brake as gently and as little as possible; anticipating the traffic flow will help you achieve this.
• Coast up to traffic lights and stop signs.
• As you approach the top of a hill, take your foot off the accelerator; gravity will automatically increase your speed as you crest the brow.
• Avoid bumps and potholes, which reduce forward momentum.
• Install a fuel-consumption gauge in your car, so you can track your performance.

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It has been a gloomy atmosphere anywhere in the auto industry and while many are practically giving up, here is something that should wake up the sleeping retailers to put to good use the various car incentive schemes and make it work in their favor.

We are all aware of the celebrated “Cash for Clunkers” and sales tax deductions and while most car dealers barely know what it is all about, they can really be made towards the favor of car dealers if they study it closely.

“Salespeople who quickly identify prospects with clunkers and get them into the store position themselves to win more than their fair share of the deals.”

And for that, Cars.com offers a free webinar to explain these options. Much of the topic that will be covered include:

• Implement the CARS program at their store.
• Reach prospects with “clunkers” and bring them into the dealership.
• Build an effective online marketing strategy to reach in-market shoppers.
• Leverage government incentives within their processes to close new-car deals.

With nothing much to lose, this is something that car dealers should really check out. Perhaps a better explanation on what the new alternatives are today can help shed some light towards their business performance.

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As far as the interiors of cars today is concerned, they should comply with certain designs and makes. But for most cars today, an alternative material which is recycled can do the trick. And one of the popular materials in the car industry today is the QuietShield.

The QuietShield is an acoustical padding for use in vehicle headliners, door panels and kick panels, is manufactured using recycled cardboard packaging and other by-products normally discarded at a vehicle assembly plant. QuietShield debuted as part of a headliner assembly provided by Grupo Antolin on the 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan.

QuietShield GRN is another solution provided by Federal-Mogul’s Systems Protection group, maker of Bentley-Harris brand protection products and the world’s foremost supplier of protective solutions for passenger and commercial vehicles. These solutions provide protection against abrasion and mechanical damage, noise, vibration and thermal conditions, as well as reduce emissions, for example by insulating exhaust pipes to improve diesel particulate filter performance.

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