Why We Love Our Vespa

My wife and I started carpooling to work twice a week on our Vespa (we already carpool in our Escape). It's really a lot of fun...especially on the ride home when we can split lanes between the waiting traffic. The best part came when I filled up...a full tank was only $3.43...that really feels good.

1000 Miles of Vespa!

Today was a momentous occasion...well, not really. I was riding my Vespa to work today and looked down...1000 MILES! Wow, this baby is just breaking in. Well, having 70mpg is really nice. Had I been carpooling those 1000 miles in our Ford Escape, I would have been getting 40mpg (20mpg gas guzzler spilt between two!). So, those 1000 miles of Vespa saved me (let me calculate this......) $33!

Well, now starts the official LiveGreen testing. Our Residential Project is starting up this month. We will be testing green moving, green cleaning, solar installs, and other projects. Along with that will be our transportation. We have a Ford Escape V6 19/21mpg that we want to upgrade to the new hybrid, my Vespa LX 150 70mpg (holds two people and a ton of luggage!), and bicycles (free energy...well, food energy). So, stay tuned for our life as we try to Live Green!!!

Pump Up Your Tires - Save Gas

Via Green Car Congress:

The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack, the US’ leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, will offer free tire air pressure checks during National Tire Safety Week, April 22-28.

The US Department of Energy reports that properly inflated tires can improve gas mileage up to 3.3%. Underinflated tires are also responsible for automobile crashes that result in 660 fatalities and 33,000 injuries each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.