Eco Friendly Cars You Can Truly Enjoy
Are Eco Friendly Cars Truly a Possibility?
When you hear reports on the radio news or television from such cities as Mexico City, Cairo, Egypt, Moscow, Russia among others, that give announcements that, “today air pollution index levels are high, so elderly persons and children should not go out” or “asthmatics going outside today must carry portable oxygen cylinders with them” or perhaps that “athletes or others practicing outdoor sports should not do so today”, you should have pause to wonder about what’s happening with gasoline or diesel-powered automobile and truck emissions controls. Are eco friendly cars truly a possibility?
A Solution to the Problem Has Been Found
In 1996 a solution to the problem was found when General Motors Corporation produced the EV1 (Electric Vehicle 1) an eco friendly car, which began circulating on the streets of California. Attractive, sleek and “futuristic looking”, the EV1 met with immediate succes and approval with the limited number of consumers who were allowed to rent them on a trial basis. The eco friendly car EV1 could almost silently go from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in less than nine seconds - pretty snappy for a pollution-free electric car, right? That’s pretty good for ANY type of car. The car could also be recharged from a special outlet installed in your garage. They didn’t even have an exhaust tail pipe. So why haven’t you heard of them? Likely because within ten years, GM collected all the EV1s in circulation as their leasing agreements ended. Finally, do you know what happened to these zero-pollution vehicles? The eco friendly cars were all collected and ultimately destroyed.
The Japanese Get Into the Act
In 1997, Nissan unveiled a hyper-mini electric eco friendly car in Tokyo show rooms. The car was leased by the city of Pasadena, California for municipal employees. The eco friendly car was easy to park, maintain and get around crowded city streets in. In August of 2006 however, when the lease for the cars between Nissan and the city of Pasadena expired, Nissan refused to sell the cars to the city. Again, in this case, these zero-pollution, eco friendly cars were all collected and ultimately destroyed.
In 2003 Toyota halted production of its eco friendly car, the RAV4 - EV (the EV denotes Electric Vehicle). By 2005 all the lease agreements for this vehicle were expired and these cars were returned to the manufacturer. In this case though, after a three-month international court battle against Toyota, consumers who had leased RAV4-Evs were allowed to purchase them from the company.
The Terminator Drives a Hummer
Reportedly, California governor Arnold “The Terminator” Schwarzenegger drives a specially - produced Hummer, an eco friendly car that runs on hydrogen. BMW also has a hydrogen - fueled, environmentally friendly, commercially available vehicle. So now we know that eco friendly cars truly are a real possibility for reducing pollution coming from gasoline and diesel-powered automobile and truck emissions. We can only hope that petroleum-based conglomerates do not fully succeed in halting the development and distribution of eco friendly cars to environmentally-concerned consumers.
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Bone Crossed Mercy Thompson Book 4
Bone Crossed Mercy Thompson Book 4
New in the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series.
In a world where “witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people” (Booklist), it takes a very unusual woman to call it home. By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shape-shifter with some unusual talents, Mercy’s found herself maintaining a tenuous harmony between the human and the not-so- human on more than one occasion. This time she may get more than she bargained for.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Plot Differences
(NO SPOILERS!)
First, don’t get me wrong. I really enjoyed reading this book, as well as the first three. This has to be one of my favorite series. Yet, I found the plot of the fourth book to be a bit lacking when compared to the others. Maybe it was just me, but I found that I did prefer the third book over this one. Still, I can’t wait for the next one!
5 Stars Ms. Briggs does not disappoint
Ms. Briggs latest story is intriguing and a wonderful read. While I would like to see a little more of the romancez(smex) written in the scenes I was very happy with the overall story.
3 Stars Good, but not up to par
The previous three books were absolutely wonderful. This one was not quite so good. I think that Briggs succumbed the problem many series have. Once the main love interests actually get together the story fizzles a little. I am happy Mercy and Adam have finally gotten together and accepted their relationship but I hope the next story has the old zing back. It felt like two different stories and neither one of them was very spellbinding. I found Marcilia very annoying. I don’t find her scary just annoying. It felt like the two major plots of the book were disjointed and had nothing to do with each other. I think that Briggs has a very strong series here and while this was a good book, it didn’t meet the standard she has set by her previous books in Mercy Thompson’s world. Hopefully she will get back into stride with her next one.
5 Stars Excellent, As Always
Bone Crossed starts a week after Mercy’s traumatic experience in the previous book. I won’t give any details about what she went through because I don’t want to ruin that book for anybody who hasn’t read it. As any victim who goes through a horrible experience, Mercy is having to deal with emotional issues. She has always been a strong independent character so her panick attacks and inablility to get on with things embarrasses her and makes her feel weak. Not one to feel sorry for herself, she does the best she can to to hide her feelings.
Mercy’s vampire friend, Stefan, drops in on her, literally, tortured and starved by vampire queen, Marsilia. Marsilia found out that Mercy killed one of her vampire soldiers and knowing of Mercy and Stefan’s friendship, tortured and starved him in hopes he would kill Mercy when he saw her. Marsilia lets it be known that Mercy is a traitor to her, thus making Mercy an enemy to anyone who cares to retiliate. While trying to deal with this problem, a friend from Mercy’s past shows up wanting Mercy to visit her to confirm that her house is haunted. Meanwhile, Adam and Mercy are trying to cement her place in his pack.
Bone Crossed is a busy book with several plots going on at once. The reader is treated to a lot of action as well as to a lot of humor and tender moments. A lesser writer may not have been able to pull all the plots together but we all know Patricia Briggs isn’t a lesser writer. She is one of my favorites and Bone Crossed does not disappoint.
5 Stars Another Hit!
She did it again, another success. It was a great read and i loved Stefan in this book, hope to read more about him!!
P.S. Less romance than usual, probably because of what happened in IK, but i liked it more like this.
Garmin Portable Friction Dashboard Mount for n vi Series and StreetPilot C5XX Series GPS Navigators C530 C550 and C580
Every Garmin product is designed to meet the most demanding standard: customers’ satisfaction. That’s why Garmin equipment is manufactured to give you reliable service for years to come, with intuitive features you can grow into over time - all at a price you can afford.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars It works
When I purchased the Garmin Nuvi 760; I decided to purchase the portable friction dashboard mount as well. I’m glad I did. I have read some reviews that the dashboard mount flew off the dash when they where going fast and have to do a sudden stop or going up a hill, etc; But I’m glad that I didn’t have to experience any of those problems. It stays where I put it and it easy to move and put away, and the best thing you don’t have a thief friendly window mount stuck to your windshield. (Just by seeing the window mount may make thieves think your car have a GPS in it and may want to do a smash and dash to get it. But with the dashboard mount, it’s easy to hide.
I would recommend the dashboard amount; it’s a great accessory for any Garmin GPS.
5 Stars Garmin Portable Dashboard Mount
I LOVE this dashboard mount! Expensive but worth it. Really works well - GPS fits on easily, I can remove it and put the mount on the floor each time I get out of the car EASILY and the tilt of the GPS it adjustable so you can always see the screen.
5 Stars Outstanding product!!
Got a Nuvi 205 for Christmas, didn’t like the window mount and found this product with almost 2000 very positive reviews. They were right!! It does exactly what it is supposed to do, works on our 2 Toyota products and Dodge pickup. Took about one or two minutes to change the mount from the window to the dashboard device, even with no directions, and five stars is appropriate in our opinion. Good price compared to other sites that we explored also. Bill
5 Stars Best thing I ever had!
With no sense of direction, I can for the first time take a stress free drive to anywhere. This is too good to be true.
5 Stars Great Dashboard Mount!
Good and stable. Take it apart and put it in a GPS bag if need be. The four weighted corners bend and flex. It also has a solid center. Easy to put together and take apart.
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