Know Your Car Alternatives?

Scooters can often get as much as 75 to 80 mpg and a scooter with a big engine tends to go between 50 and 70 mph. If you want to go for zero tailpipe emissions on your scooter, invest in an electric scooter. Also, when you're scooting around town make sure you're doing so safely with Planet Green's scooter safety tips.

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You should invest in a good tune up at least once a year by a reputable bicycle shop. It should cost you about $40. Also, keep a spare bicycle tube and a pump with you in case of a flat tire. Practice changing it out at home. Most importantly, map out the safest routes to your destination.

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Designed to look like an old school motorcycle, this hybrid allows you to pedal like a traditional bicycle, be propelled via engine power, or pedal with the assistance of engine power. Best part—it gets 150 mpg (a Prius only gets an average of 50 mpg) and can fly down the streets at 35 mph.

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Comet Skateboards manufactures a skateboard that comes from sustainably managed forests. The boards are also topped with bamboo veneer and painted with water based paints. It's even manufactured in the world's first solar-powered skateboard factory.

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That's right, every gallon of gas your vehicle eats up means 19.4 pounds of CO2 emissions. And the United States uses 25 percent of the world's oil, though it only accounts for 4 percent of the world's population. That's all the more reason to skip that car commute whenever possible.

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Scooters cost about $8.00 to fill up. That's quite a deal if you ask me. According to Walletpop.com, sales of Vespas were up 24 percent in 2008. Dealerships complain that they can't keep them in stock because everybody wants to trade their gas guzzler in for this sleek form of transportation.

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Thanks to the latest in green technology, you can now purchase solar powered golf carts to take you from a to b. Cruise Car Inc. is a Florida-based company that markets solar powered golf carts. Sun Ray, as it's named, recharges its own batteries in the sun through solar panels mounted on the roof. You can also save on gas by using an electric golf cart instead of a gas powered golf cart. The golf carts sold for consumer use can usually reach speeds of up to 25 miles per hour.

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Learn to Ride a Bike, For Your Health and the Environment's

The government is offering a tax rebate for commuters who bike to work. It's not a lot of money, but if you are biking to work anyway, you might as well pocket the extra cash. But that's not the only tax rebate found in the stimulus package. You can also collect a tax break for your motorcycle or scooter. The environmental upside to scooters and motorcycles is that they are more fuel efficient than cars and require fewer resources to make and transport initially.

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This is a tip for skateboard maintenance. You should always inspect your trucks. Make sure that they aren't loose. They should be tight. If they aren't tight, it will cause your board to crack. You should also make sure that wheels with large chunks missing are replaced for safety's sake and replace problematic ball bearings as well.

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As a result of half a century of planning, Copenhagen has achieved a fabulous cycling goal. During the morning rush hour more bikes and mopeds are found on the inner city streets than personal cars and buses.

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