Ever wonder how hybrids use less fuel?

Did you know that many of today's hybrid cars can get up to 68 miles per gallon? Ever wonder how these new cars stay so efficient?

Each company is experimenting with new engine arrangements to maximize efficiency. Honda uses a smaller, more efficient 1.0 liter cylinder engine for most driving needs but adds another special 13 horsepower engine for those times when peak performance is key. Companies like Ford have equipped hybrids with special fuel cells that generate energy from deceleration. When you need that extra punch, the cells kick in the stored energy.

While the creative technologies being developed to reduce petroleum consumption are different with each company, the results are the same: a much more fuel efficient automobile.

Click here to read about the mechanics behind the hybrid revolution.

Happy Thanksgiving from EcoLogic Solutions

We hope everyone enjoys this year's harvest with family and friends.
Please remember to buy organic and local. Family farmers deserve your support this holiday season.

Respect the choice of the vegetarians at the table. And if you do eat the bird, enjoy your tryptophan-induced coma!

Out of respect for our employees, friends and families, EcoLogic Solutions will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday, November 24th.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

EcoLogic Solutions to represent green cleaning at Greening the Campus event

EcoLogic Solutions will be showcasing the DEEP GREEN™ line of institutional green cleaning technologies at The 4th Annual Greening the Campus forum, hosted by The Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities. The event is November 16-17, 2006 at SUNY Purchase. Representatives from over 30 colleges and universities throughout the Hudson River valley region are expected to attend.

This year’s conference, “Exploring Practices, Curriculum, and Management in Higher Education” will connect college administrators, students and staff with green business leaders to develop strategies for integrating environmentally sound practices on campus.

Replacing hazardous cleaning products with readily biodegradable and non-toxic, plant-based DEEP GREEN™ cleaners is one of the easiest and cost-effective ways to drastically reduce the environmental impact of college campuses.

EcoLogic Solutions invited by the City of New York to testify on behalf of "green" businesses

The New York City Council has invited EcoLogic Solutions to participate in a hearing concerning green manufacturing and "green-collar" jobs. Like many other competitive cities, New York has started to recognize the economic importance of thriving local, green industries.

The event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. in the 16th Floor Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, New York, New York.

Please call 718-435-5422 for details.

I didn't even know there were 100 green cars on the market!

The Hondo Civic Hybrid has been ranked the greenest car on the market by yahoo. See yahoo's 100 greenest cars.

Also of interest, Toyota and Ford are developing gas/electric hybrids currently called plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs. Supposedly 100 mpg PHEVs are within reach in the next few years. See the full article here.