Green Technologies.

Drivers who are trying to be more green can take advantage of current Ford Incentives going on and pick up a new Hybrid Fusion or Hybrid Escape if you need more room and off road capability.  Both get you fantastic gas mileage and have fewer emissions!  Of course the line up at your local AZ Volkswagen Dealer has some great fuel savers to offer and they have won more than few safety awards this year.  But other companies besides auto makers are doing their part to make the overall driving experience more green for all drivers, sometimes without them even realizing it!  So next time you drive your new Nissan Philadelphia vehicle, look around you and see if you can spot some of the following technologies in action!  As more and more people jump on the green band wagon, it will be interesting to see how our future unfolds.

A company located in Burtonsville, MD called New Energy Technologies is hoping to create systems that will harvest energy as vehicles are slowing down.  The systems are currently being tested at a fast-food drive thru and a hotel on the east coast, but if these speed bump like pads were at locations like stop lights and toll booths, they would help slow cars down, saving the drivers brake pads, and producing energy at the same time!  Sounds like a win-win situation for everybody. 

There is a grocery store chain in the United Kingdom that has installed specialized plates in their parking lots so that as cars are driving over them, kinetic energy is produced and stored.  The amounts are not incredibly high, but at the end of the day, this system supplies enough power to supply the check out counters!  Critics suggest that really these plates are making cars work harder to produce the energy, so it isn't the best option.  Let's just call it a work in progress! 

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