Sunday, May 18, 2008 

Hybrid Cars Save Money

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Hybrid Cars Save Money If you have been sitting on the fence about deciding to purchase a Hybrid car, you no longer have any excuse to be squeamish. Consumer Reports just released a study this August that confirms that Hybrid cars will in fact save you money over the long run.

The combination of generous tax credits along with the fuel saving nature of these vehicles is what makes them a good long term value. The difference in up front cost between a hybrid and its traditional counterpart is often between $1200 and $7000. Thats a wide gap, and can be enough to leave you wondering if its worth it.

The good news is that if you act fast and purchase your new Hybrid car before the tax credits phase out in 2007, alot of that upfront additional cost will come back to you in the form of a tax credit. Meanwhile, you will enjoy long term savings on fuel costs.

Did you know that as of 2006, Hybrids account for only 1% of new car sales in the US? As gas prices rise, the ratio will likely change as people seek to cut costs out of rising fuel prices. Unfortunately, if you wait too long you will no longer be able to take advantage of the tax credits that are being phased out. If you are considering purchasing a Hybrid car, you are better to do it now.

The study, conducted by Consumer Reports assumes that you keep your Hybrid car for several years, long enough to notice the difference in cost of filling up. Of course, the more you drive to work, school, or on vacation, the faster and greater your savings will add up.

If you are researching Hybrid cars, be sure to check out http://www.hybridrevolution.org This site lists updated information on all makes and models of Hybrids available and soon to be available.
Amber Lowery is an author and webmaster. You can read more about Hybrid cars by visiting her site: http://www.netcarshopping.info/hybrid.html or by visiting: http://hybrid.autobuyerworld.info

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Luxury Cars

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Almost every major city in the world, from New York to London, from Shanghai to Sydney, experiences heavy traffic in its thoroughfares. Traffic spares no one, from the teenager in a motorbike to a tycoon in his luxury car, and has often been referred to as The Great Equalizer. Well, almost.

Traffic may hold up a business executive, as well as everyone else, from getting somewhere else on time, but while inside his luxury vehicle, he is spared from the physical discomfort that is often associated with heavy traffic. Whatever make his luxury vehicle is, he is assured a great abundance of ease and comfort, because that is the one primary thing all luxury cars are designed for.

Placing more emphasis on comfort, appearance, and amenities, luxury cars are naturally more expensive than the average car. Built with more modern technology and materials of higher quality, true luxury cars, whether it be a car, a light truck or a sport utility vehicle or SUV, could make a dent in your pocketbook, but it all depends on the size of your bank account.

Usually, luxury cars also boast of features not found in your usual vehicle. Oftentimes, the interior of a luxury car is nothing less than sumptuous, often with interior leather and woodgrain trim. But the best thing about luxury cars is that it brings the owner a certain amount of prestige. Owners of one or a fleet of luxury cars certainly have bragging rights.

American luxury cars can usually be divided into four segments. First is the entry-level luxury segment, where cars have a mean selling price of somewhere between $29,000 and $36,000. Among the luxury car models included in this segment are the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-class, Jaguar X-Type and the Infiniti G35.

Those belonging to the mid-luxury segment, meanwhile, are cars that cost approximately $36,000 to $60,000. On top of this, luxury cars should have the latest technological and safety innovations, as well as a very high level of comfort, to belong in this segment. The Jaguar S-Type, Alfa Romeo 166,Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the Buick Lucerne CXS are just some examples of a mid-luxury segment vehicle.

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Jaguar XJ, Lexus LS 460, and all vehicles that cost between $60,000 and $100,000 fall into the high-end luxury segment. Not only are these cars really expensive. They also happen to be of higher quality and more technologically advanced. And as far as comfort goes, the cars in the segment are at least on par with the luxury cars in the mid-level segment.

But for ultimate bragging rights, no prospective owner should get luxury cars other than those that belong to the ultra-luxury segment, where cars cost at least $100,000 or higher. This is where such high-end car manufacturers such as Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Maybach and Maserati come in. Some of these makes may or may not be as comfortable as other luxury vehicles, but the prestige of the names alone are more than enough to propel them into this category of luxury cars.

The exotic cars gallery provided by author Bradley George Lindemann at http://www.ssip.net gives you a glimpse of these comfortable yet extremely expensive cars.

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Cars Invaded Moscow: Scientists Beating The Alarm

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Moscow has managed to outstrip New York and take one of the world leading positions in the number of cars per square kilometre. By the end of November 2006 the number of cars in Moscow is expected to exceed 3 million 200 thousand; scientists worry that busy traffic in the capital of Russia poses a threat of ecological catastrophe. In project there exist various prospects of solving the problem: paid roads in central parts of the city, the toughest control over petrol quality, ban on transit for drivers from other regions. Authorities are planning to put most of the ideas into life within the shortest period of time.

The growth of auto transport quantity in the capital has undoubtedly gone out of control: in rush hours Moscow roads are overflown with more than 850 thousand cars: 4/5 of all atmosphere polluting emissions in the city have fallen at auto transport, hence many of the pollutive enterprises were compelled to leave the areas within the Moscow Ring Road. Ecologists claim that the situation with poisonous emissions is critical and Muscovites' lives are under potential threat.

Cars moving through the centre of the city blow out around 150 thousand tons of emissions annually, while industrial factories located in the central districts of Moscow only 2 thousand tons. At the present moment the level of nitrogen dioxide and small suspended particles in the capitals atmosphere has equalled with that in Paris, Madrid, and New York.

70% of all cars in Moscow are quite old and were made in Russia which means that many of them have gasoline-engine not even meeting the Euro-1 standards. 15% are used foreign-made cars with engines matching the standards of Euro-2 and only 15% of all new foreign-made cars meet the standards of Euro-3 accepted in Europe. Following European auto standards for Russia means more than modernisation its a matter of survival.

Ecologists are also discussing the need of tough petrol quality control in the capital of Russia aimed at avoidance of additive agents found in most of petrol tests held on local petrol stations. The most spread agent found by experts is tetraethyl lead which was proved to change genetic characteristics of biological organisms, including humans.

A strict ban on transit of freight transport in Moscow is another potential measure. Some authorities are sure that 80% of freight traffic is constituted by illegal auto transport, including private organisations from Moldova, Dagestan, Ukraine, and other countries and regions. Representatives of ecological policy claim that next year a special law restricting driving on several roads and districts of the city will appear. First of all, such law is planned to apply to the most problematic and critical areas of Moscow.

One more idea seen by authorities as an effective solution of the cars crisis is paid access to the centre of the capital, toughening control over technical condition of cars, and systematisation of traffic on the main thoroughfares of the city.

Source: www.trud.ru

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