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Eco-Friendly Cars Are Ready for Prime Time. Are They a Pleasure or a HassleSo you're thinking of going green in your garage? According to Good Housekeeping's 2004 "What Women Want" Automotive Satisfaction Study, 82 percent of women think environmentally friendly vehicles are "extremely" or "somewhat important." Drivers of eco-friendly cars enjoy knowing that their low emissions reduce pollution and slow global warming through the reduction of greenhouse gases. But there are plenty of practical reasons to go green, including better mileage, significant tax incentives, free parking at some cities' meters, and access to high-occupancy (carpool) lanes. With one car, you can even avoid the filling station altogether.
Automakers are quickly expanding the definition of a "green car" to include diesel, ethanol, compressed natural gas (CNG), electric and hybrid electric. (For more on this, see "Diesel, Gas or Hybrid?") Biodiesel (made from natural products) and hydrogen fuel cells are also popping up more frequently in the headlines.
In this three-part series, we'll speak with women around the country who are choosing to soften their impact on the environment through three ready-for-prime-time technologies. We'll meet the natural gas-powered Honda Civic GX; discuss fuel economy with owners of the most popular hybrid electric, the Toyota Prius; and see the new generation of clean-burning diesels in the Volkswagen Golf and Jeep Liberty CDI. We'll even talk to a woman who fuels her diesel Golf with soy-based biodiesel fuel. We'll learn the benefits and drawbacks of being early adopters, and see what kind of compromises, big and small, today's generation of eco-cars require on the part of the consumer.
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Inexpensive portable navigation systems and even cheaper smartphone nav applications are making the pricey in-dash systems offered by automakers less attractive to many consumers. But some people prefer in-dash systems because of their larger screens and because they offer more features. Plus, you never have to worry about forgetting an in-dash system at home. Finally, prices for in-dash systems are starting to drop.
Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows two compatible devices to communicate. In the car, it lets you operate a mobile phone "hands-free," meaning you don't have to hold the device while making or taking a call or performing such functions as accessing the phone's address book. (Of course, you have to use your hands to operate certain Bluetooth features via the vehicle's controls.)
Automotive sound systems are more complex now that portable media players, hard-disk drives and smartphones are along for the ride. But the basic radio/speaker setup hasn't drastically changed, even though more speakers and more amplifier power have been added over the years.
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