green living, smart spending
The 2025 Nissan LEAF is the least expensive new EV on the market in North America, and one of the few new cars you can buy for under $30,000. The Nisssan LEAF was a game-changer when it launched in 2009. It quickly became the best-selling EV in the world and set off a race among
Read more
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, but you should be aware of the dangers of taking your eyes off the road every day of every month At the speed of 55 MPH, just five seconds of distracted driving is the same as driving the entire length of a football field with your eyes closed. That’s
Read more
Toyota is going all-in on hybrids. Starting with the 2025 model, the Toyota Camry, the best-selling sedan for more than two decades, will be available as a hybrid only.The new model gets around 20 MPG better mileage and costs less money than the outgoing gas version, with more technology and better looks. What’s not to love.
Copenhagen Airport is testing green energy storage with the installation of a large battery to capture wind, solar energy, making it one of the first airports in the world to take this step towards sustainability. It’s a test project to demonstrate how airports of the future can manage and store renewable energy to achieve net-zero emissions requirements.
Celebrate National Park Week with FREE admission and FREE events in many of the 424 national parks and historic sites in the USA. National Park Week 2024 is April 20-28, and encourages all of us to discover something new about their national parks and monuments, from the Statue of Liberty in NYC to Yosemite in California. With
Read more
Protect your eyes and plan ahead for a safe way to view the Solar Eclipse on April 8. The last time the contiguous United States saw a total solar eclipse was in 2017. The next one won’t be until 2044. The total solar eclipse crosses North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
Read more
We’re all trying to save money these days. Whether you are driving your own vehicle or a rental, driving without proper car insurance is dangerous to your financial health. You might think are saving money, but an accident – especially one with injuries – could wipe out your life savings. Or worse. Dangerous Misconceptions About
Read more
The 2024 New York International Auto Show features hundreds of new cars, SUVs, sportscars and trucks, including all-new models and revised and refreshed versions of popular ones. Here are some highlights of the best and the brightest, including a new EV from Porsche and the return of popular models from Toyota and VW. The show
Read more
Once again, well before the end of the current ski/snowboard season, Vail Resorts is selling its Epic Pass for next season, with the best rates of the year to ski/snowboard at more than 50 downhill destinations in the US, Canada and Europe. There are multiple choices for Epic Pass, so you need to decide where
Read more
The 2024/25 ski/snowboard season in the Northeast is getting an extension thanks to a storm system dumping a foot or more of powder on trails and glades. In between turns, now is also the time to get early-bird discounts on season passes for the 2024/25 season, some with perks to use them now, for the
Read more