mobility
GoLoco [posted on May 17, 2007]
Founded by Robin Chase, who also started up car-sharing service ZipCar, GoLoco is a new online service encouraging folks to partner up and carpool when they get behind the wheel. It's free to register and search for and post rides; it's up to individual drivers if they want to charge their riders to help defer the costs of gas or parking, and GoLoco handles all of the transactions online. Notes Chase, "Seventy-five percent of all passenger cars on the road transport only one person at any given time, resulting in a vast waste of gasoline, money and time with friends." Help put a stop to it with [GoLoco]
GeoGreenBiofuels [posted on March 2, 2007]
Helping LA-area restaurants save money, and doing their part to reduce our committment to foreign oil, GeoGreen Biofuels offers totally free waste oil recycling, and they use it to make biodiesel right there in the City of Angels. By recycling waste oil and generating cleaner energy, GeoGreen Biofuels is making the world a healthier, more sustainable place. Learn more and sign up at their website. [GeoGreen Biofuels] via [green LA girl]
PlanetTran [posted on February 12, 2007]
The nation's first all-hybrid car service (since 2003 in Boston), PlanetTran has recently expanded and now offers service in the Bay Area, serving San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose airports. PlanetTran is happy to offer Bay Area travelers an alternative to travel via fuel-hungry, high-emissions vehicles in a fleet delivering two-and-a-half times the fuel economy of traditional black car sedans. If you need a ride from your next stop in the city by the bay, these are the guys to do it. [PlanetTran]
Awake at the Wheel [posted on December 22, 2006]
The guys behind Seattle's Propel Biofuels have a blog to provide the most accurate, up to date and practical information to biodiesel drivers. With information about blending biodiesel for cold winter driving, the relative cost of biodiesel vs. its petrol equivalent (they're currently selling biodiesel for $3.01 vs. $3.13 for petrodiesel in Seattle) and more, we think their position as retailers and alt-fuel enthusiasts gives them a good perspective on the burgeoning biofuel industry. [Awake at the Wheel]
EV Finder [posted on December 22, 2006]
Electric Vehicles are hard to find. Happily, EV Finder is there with classifieds, EV news, EVents and other resources for electric vehicles and EV enthusiasts. Looking for one? Vehicles are organized by type -- full sized EVs, city EVs, NEVs, 3-wheelers & electric motorbikes. Have one to sell? Advertising in the classifieds is free. Don't know which is right for you? Check out the selector to match your needs with a ride that doesn't need gas to go. [EV Finder]
Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel [posted on December 6, 2006]
Founded in 2004, the goal of Philadelphia Fry-o-Diesel is to develop locally produced biofuels from waste grease. An estimated 4-5 million gallons of grease are generated each year by restaurants and food service companies in the Philadelphia area, and it is usually incinerated or dumped, until now. Fry-O-Diesel takes the waste oil and turns it into biodiesel, which produces fewer carbon and particulate emissions and runs in all diesel engines without any conversion necessary. [Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel]
NearBio [posted on December 1, 2006]
Working from the idea that more people will fill up with biodiesel if they knew where they could get it, NearBio offers a free service delivering a database of more than 1,000 biodiesel sellers to mobile phones via WAP (wireless access protocol) or text messaging. Just punch in your city and state, or zip code, or GPS coordinates and NearBio gives you distance, directions, address, phone number, blends and other facility details for the five closest stations. [NearBio]
Streetcar [posted on November 20, 2006]
Offering self-service cars for rent by the hour, day, week or month, Streetcar's car-sharing service starts with hundreds of cars parked in a dense network of dedicated spaces in several UK cities. Use the cars for as little as 30 minutes or as long as 6 months after reserving online or by phone; they can be collected and returned 24/7 using a high-tech "smartcard" and a PIN number. There's no membership fee, and thirty miles free per calendar day. [Streetcar]
Hitchsters [posted on November 14, 2006]
An easy-to-use web-based system, Hitchsters conveniently connects travelers so they can share taxis (and thus split the fare) to and from the airport. In many places taxis are the most convenient form of transportation between metropolitan centers and airports, but they are expensive, too. The hitchsters.com system makes riding in a taxi more affordable, more environmentally friendly and more fun. They're starting in New York, with more cities on the way. [Hitchsters]
TerraPass [posted on November 9, 2006]
It might seem there's nothing you can do about global warming. Of course, we all contribute to this problem. We all have a "carbon footprint," the total carbon dioxide emissions we create when we drive or fly or use electricity. The first step you can take to fight is to reduce your carbon footprint through conservation. Then use TerraPass to reduce your carbon footprint all the way to zero. When you buy a TerraPass, your money funds renewable energy projects such as wind farms. These projects result in verified reductions in greenhouse gas pollution. And these reductions counterbalance your own emissions. [TerraPass]
Snowboarder Magazine [posted on October 16, 2006]
Printed on recycled paper and promoting biodiesel and straight vegetable oil and other renewable fuels for cars to get to the slopes, Snowboarder Magazine is bringing sustainability to the snowboarder set. Involved with films like "Grease Not Gas" and "BikeCar", Snowboarder proves you can be hip, edgy and sustainable all at once. [Snowboarder Magazine]
Fox Rent A Car [posted on October 12, 2006]
Offering the Toyota Prius, Honda Civid Hybrid and Toyota Highlander Hybrid at many locations, Fox Rent A Car currently offers a 5% discount on all hybrid rentals. Headquartered in California, Fox has locations from Alaska to Vermont and affiliate locations around the world, from Chile to Costa Rica and the Netherlands to New Zealand. [Fox Rent a Car]
Green Car Guide [posted on September 25, 2006]
The UK-based Green Car Guide is "designed to celebrate manufacturers developing more environmentally-friendly cars and to inform car buyers about the best green choices." Using resources like a "Top 10 Green Cars" list and features that sort out the pros and cons of gasoline, diesel and LPG (liquified petroleum gas), they've also got a Green Car Guide e-book (in PDF) available for sale for £4.95 to guide the world to greener cars. [Green Car Guide]
the green car company [posted on August 21, 2006]
Using their automotive expertise and knowledge to stay on the cutting edge of new green transportation, the Green Car Company promotes Biofuels, sustainability and environmental education. The Green Car Company aims to educate the mainstream American population about how their transportation choices affect the environment through their many serivces including their green car library, auto finder and knowledgeable service department. They are also a CO2 neutral company. [The Green Car Company]
National Biodiesel Board [posted on August 3, 2006]
The National Biodiesel Board is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the US. The site provides a listing of biodiesel retailers sorted by location or biodiesel blend complete with maps and contact information for each station. They also have information and links about biodiesel including tools for those already using biodiesel. [National Biodiesel Board]
