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4 reasons to choose electric driving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Aside from no longer having to buy petrol (a great bonus considering the skyrocketing fuel prices), an electric car emits an average of 60% less CO2 than a petrol-powered car with an exhaust. This makes electric driving a durable, sustainable choice! In addition, electrical cars cause less noise pollution.

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Minimize Your Impact on the Environment with Your Finances

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Saving Money. Have you ever considered saving money to be more “Green”? The simplest way to save money, and to help the environment is not purchase items that you don’t need. These help to save money and energy especially in cold weather seasons. Well actually it is.

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13 Ways to Make Your Existing Car Greener and Avoid Buying a New One

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Don’t forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. Wishing you had bought a new Prius or even an EV about a year ago so you could be saving a ton of money on those twice weekly fill ups? However, buying a new car isn’t in the cards for me right now, so I have to make due with the one I have.

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