Treehugger.com

Treehugger.com is a good site for updated news.  Here's a headline and first paragraph from a story today:

The Volvo Snowbombing Challenge: Drive from the UK to Austria on One Tank of Petrol. Can We Do It?

by Leonora Oppenheim, London, UK on 04. 1.

"At TreeHugger we totally dig examples of real world low carbon living solutions. While visiting the One Tonne Life project in Stockholm earlier this year, we saw how brands like Volvo, Siemens + Vattenfall are collaborating to create the right conditions for a family to radically reduce their carbon footprint. A few months later and Volvo are at it again with the Snowbombing Volvo Road Trip. This rallytastic fun is designed to encourage people from all over Europe to drive to their ski holiday rather than fly and we're excited because TreeHugger are going along for the ride..."

Is it possible, do you think, for a car to drive from UK to Austria on one tank of petro?  Seems impossible, and seemed absolutely impossible years ago.  However, the newest industrial revolution, the road away from burning huge quantities of fossil fuel, is revving up and burning cleanly around us.  Such feats are fast becoming possible.

At Arpin, we are experimenting (inventing) with solar technology on trucks, using bio-fuels in those same trucks, and testing additives to increase mileage and reduce emissions.  We also have a hybrid corporate vehicle, and are looking at converting it to a plug in.  We are also looking at buying an all electric (EV) next year.

One of our first shows on Renewable Now focuses on the economics of EV's and your coming choices of cars.  The math is not easy to calculate. There is an investment in both car and infrastructure for charging it.  However, the options, for all of us, to drive further on less fuel are expanding rapidly.  At Arpin, everyday we are reducing our fuel use, including that needed for idling.  So, we are saving money, cleaning the air and garnering positive PR.  The ROI can be very high on changing your car or fleet if you make the right investments and use the right technology.

There is fraud out there, people and company's peddling ineffective products.  We need to share as much information as possible, publish our success stories, so the press, Internet and word-of-mouth is positive on using alternative energy and products.

We welcome viewers (to the show) and readers to send us your comments and suggestions.