Saving Fuel Saves Cash
Fuel prices have taken a dip recently, but there are still significantly higher than most people are used to and, more important, comfortable with. The happy news on this unpleasant subject is that there are simple ways you can improve your fuel economy to save money (and the planet) without opting to buy an expensive hybrid vehicle.

Hello, Clean Diesel; Good-bye Soot
These days gasoline-electric hybrids get the applause, while older technologies get no respect. But in the United States a quiet revolution in fuel technology has been occurring, largely unnoticed. It is the mid-October shift to low-sulfur diesel fuel, a shift that will make the epitome of "clean diesel" technology available to American car buyers, including, with luck, those who reside in the "green" states that follow the lead of the California Air Resources Board.

Cleaner Than You Think
They're smelly. They're dirty. They're noisy. And they're slow. That is how many Americans feel about diesel-powered automobiles. While many Europeans swear by the economy and reliability of their diesels, Americans entertained only a brief flirtation with diesel-powered cars during the fuel crisis of the early Eighties, and that romance turned disastrous. American manufacturers converted some of their gasoline-engines to diesel, and those engines failed right and left, leaving a bitter taste with many consumers. With this as background, you might be amazed to learn that diesels are poised for a comeback in America. Not only that, but the future's diesels will provide excellent fuel economy while being environmentally clean.