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    Questionable Aesthetics: Truck owners get in on the aero ecomods too     1264769700

    You might have thought that anyone who's willing to go to the trouble of modifying his ride with questionable exterior modifications in the name of fuel efficiency would start with a small, efficient vehicle in the first place. Apparently, that's not always the case, as can be seen by the Toyota ...

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    Enterprising DIYer adds boat tail to Pontiac Firefly to boost mileage     1262131200

    The Aerocivic apparently has a distant relative from Canada. Darin Cosgrove, founder of Ecomodder.com, has added a boat tail to the back of his 1998 Pontiac Firefly (which is what the Geo Metro was called up north). According to Wired, the modified bodywork was constructed from cardboard, ...

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    Geo Metro hybrid? It's already on the road [VIDEO]     1239626880

    Our friend Ben over at EcoModder told us recently about an unusual conversion that was being discussed on the forums there: converting an old Geo Metro to hybrid drive. Yes, you read that right. What was originally an efficient little people mover (and, last year, a much-lusted-after ride) is ...

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    GM engineers speak up for installing MPG displays in every vehicle     1211121480

    Photo by Marcin Wichary. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0.Live mileage updates are probably best known from the Prius dashboard, but the world's best-selling hybrid is not the only vehicle with a real-time MPG display. Whether its a detailed display like on the Prius, an "eco light" like ...

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    Collected for your ease of use: 104 eco-driving tips     1210103160

    Photo by edkohler. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0.Two months ago, EcoTrekker released a list of 100 ways to green up your driving style. If you missed that list, or just wanted to see someone outdo EcoTrekker by four items, check out this new list on Ecomodder. Of course, most of the ...

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    Aerocivic's mods combine great aerodynamic and a, um, stunning look in 95 mpg Civic     1198790220

    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/DIY_95_mpg_civic'; Hear ye, hear ye! All hail basjoos and his highly-modified "Aerocivic" for proving that it is totally possible to make a 1992 Honda Civic CX get 95 (or more) miles per gallon. How much did our trusty eco-knight toil and spend to achieve ...

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    Think you can out-design Detroit? $100 gas card to the winner     1197229620

    The 2008 Ford Focus gets 35 mpg on the highway. Back in 1997, the Ford Escort (the Focus' predecessor) wagon got 34 miles (37 under the old EPA system). That's not much of an improvement in the last decade. Ecomodder thinks people can do better. That's why the website is offering up a $100 gas card ...

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