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Get A Greener Life

Today, people are more conscious than ever of the impact their lives have on the environment. Concerns about pollution, trash, and global warming create a great deal of anxiety, and rightly so. Fortunately, there are things you can do to live a more environmentally friendly life.

Get Educated

The first thing you, the owner of a Toyota car, can do to live greener is to get educated. Learn what sorts of things are harmful to the environment. Learn the impact that specific sorts of products and activities have on the environment. Learn about alternative products, or ways to do common tasks that are more friendly for the environment. While knowledge alone isn’t enough to change the world, it’s where you have to start.

Get Moving

Taking action is the first step toward change. Make the decision that you’re going to live a life that has a smaller footprint on the environment. Do the basics, such as recycling. Commit yourself to taking direct action to make the world a better place.

Get Organized

You’re not alone, and there is strength in numbers. Consider joining a community organization that works to clean up the environment and to raise community awareness of environmental issues. If there isn’t an organization like that in your area, look into what it would take to start an organization like that.

Get Equipped

Many of the products that you use on a daily basis just aren’t good for the environment at all. Switch from using some of those products to using products that are better for the environment.

Get Talking

Talk with others about environmental issues. Don’t be judgmental or angry, but instead work to be convincing. Help others to see the impact that their lives have on the environment, and the dangers that can come in the long term from neglecting the environment.

There’s something else you can do to live a greener life, as well. Come see us at your local Royersford area Toyota dealer and see what we have to offer. We have plenty of fuel-efficient vehicles that are much better for the environment than other vehicles.

As summer nears to a close, parents are at once thrilled and sad that their children will be going back to school. Before you know it, it will be time to load the kids up in your new Toyota vehicle and once again drop them off at their institutions of learning.

While kids may not always realize it, they usually are pretty ready to go back to school once the fall rolls around. Still, many children have a hard time with the transition back to school. Anxiety, organizational issues and just change itself can make it a difficult time for a child and her family.

Here are some things you can do to help make the transition back into school a smooth one:

• Bring your child with you when you do your shopping for school supplies. Give your child a budget, and let her find her own materials. This helps her in several ways, not the least of which is that you’re demonstrating trust in her judgment.

• Have your child try on his clothes from last year. Have him separate his clothes into a pile that fits and a pile that doesn’t fit.

• Make sure you’ve got medical exams and vaccination records up to date. Some sports begin immediately as school starts, and your child may need a physical prior to starting the sport. Along those lines, make sure any medical forms are filled out and, if necessary, signed by your health care provider.

• If your child is having anxiety about going back to school, try to be understanding. Focus on the positive aspects of school, and how school is important for success in life. Help them explore different careers, and to choose classes that will help them in the future as they pursue that particular career.

• Meet with your child’s teacher if possible. Talk with your child’s teacher about homework requirements, classroom policies, homework, and any concerns that you or your child may have about going back to school. If your child has several teachers, you may be able to talk to a counselor or administrator instead.

There’s one more thing you can do to make the trip back to school easier for everyone. Come see us at your local Royersford area Toyota dealer and see what we have to offer to get your family back and forth to school in comfort and style.

Well, summer is upon us again and if you are like a lot of parents, you’re probably wondering what to do with the kids. As the owner of a new Toyota hybrid, you are probably more environmentally aware than many. Why not pass that on to your children? The Pennsylvania Resource Council offers a number of week long camps that introduce children to the environment, their place in it, and what they can do to help protect it. Here are a couple of the upcoming camps in Eastern Pennsylvania.

July 14 to 18, Wildlife Detectives

Designed for children aged 7-9, this camp will teach your kids to uncover clues and discover the wildlife in the Ridley Creek State Park. They will learn to identify the various animals, amphibians, and birds while at the same time understanding what each of them needs for survival.

August 4 to 8, Earth Action Squad

For ages 10 to 12, your kids will become environmental scientists for the week, learning how to protect our planet and taking part in various activities. Some of these activities include organic gardening, water testing to determine the health of an ecosystem, and how to use alternative energy sources. On the last day of camp parents are invited to the Earth Action Squad’s Environmental Fair.

Spots will fill up quickly, so if you think your children are interested make sure to contact the PRC early. If your kids aren’t interested in summer camp, why not gas up your Toyota Hybrid and head out to the state parks to look at the wildlife? After all, it won’t cost much and your children are sure to learn a thing or two. Just remember to bring the binoculars and camera!

Check out your Ardmore area Toyota dealer for great deals on a new Toyota hybrid.

If attending a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) event, one may have been surprised to see anthropologist Tom Turrentine, director of the UC-Davis Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center, step up to the podium. But rest assured everyone paid attention when he delivered his address covering the results of 2600 surveys designed to answer one question: who buys a hybrid car?

Despite the novelty of hybrid vehicles and the limited availability of some models, sales of hybrid vehicles make up roughly 2% of the US market. Not bad for vehicles that have been around for such a relatively short time.

Turrentine set out to examine the purchase decision process in an attempt to explain the popularity behind these vehicles, and the reasons people are buying may come as a bit of a surprise. It is commonly assumed that people who buy a new Toyota hybrid vehicle are “green” car buyers, and do so simply because they are concerned about the environment. While engineers are happy to admit that this was certainly true of the early adopters, there may be more subtle decision making processes involved. Another common conception is that people are purchasing Toyota hybrids as a method to save on fuel costs. But is that really true?

Turrentine gathered up the survey results, and discovered that only about 10% of consumers accurately track their fuel costs. “Car buyers don’t calculate paybacks,” Turrentine reports. While many people feel they do, once the surveyor digs a little deeper “tracking my fuel costs” may consist of simply asking for a receipt at the pump and stuffing it into the glove box to be dealt with at some undetermined point in time. Instead, the study focused on defining what a hybrid car “means” to buyers. Three clear motivations popped out. While some of these motivations may tend to blend together, decisions to purchase a hybrid car were consistently driven by at least one of the factors: an embrace of new technology , a drive to preserve the environment, and a desire for independence and control.

A desire to protect the environment probably came as a surprise to no one, and everyone knows that person who makes a purchase simply because it is the newest technology available. However, the desire for independence and control may have been less predictable. In his study Turrentine pointed out that an Oklahoma farmer, also a gun enthusiast, was a hybrid owner. When questioned about his decision to purchase a hybrid, the gentleman in question gave this anecdote. His friends, looking at his hybrid parked amongst all of their pickups, made fun of him for “buying a Democrat car”. He told them “I’m the one sticking it to the Saudis, not you guys!” implying that energy independence was a definite concern for him.

Turrentine has now begun a new study to analyze the consumer acceptance of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Will people accept the need to plug in their car, or will they consider it a hassle? Will places people park their cars like office buildings and shopping malls consider providing power outlets? The answers to these questions will decide whether Toyota hybrid cars will be seeing more competition.

To check out the newest Toyota hybrids, stop by your Toyota dealer - Allentown.

You’ve bought yourself a new Toyota Hybrid. You’re excited and you want to show it off to all of your friends. You want the whole world to know that you’re saving the planet, one mile at the time.

What better way to celebrate your enthusiasm than with… hybrid merchandise?

One new website is helping you do just that. Hybrid Lifestyle [http://hybridlifestyle.com] has decided to capitalize on the energy, enthusiasm and affection that hybrid owners have for their cars and sell them products to help them show the world.

Right now the only products they have available are t-shirts, bumper stickers, and license plate frames, but plans are in the works to expand their product offerings. You can get catchy slogans on every size, type, and color of shirt imaginable to show the world you’re driving a hybrid.

Some of the slogans include:

• Kiss my gas mileage!
• Caution: Tree Hugger on Board
• Lean, Green Hybrid Machine
• My other car is a bicycle
• I Sip, You Suck
• Less Fossils in MY Fuel

Marketing after market merchandizing products to car owners is nothing new, and it makes sense that this trend will continue with the hybrid buyer’s market. People spend a huge amount of money on their cars and spend a lot of time choosing them. If you’ve decided to buy a Toyota Hybrid, you’ve wrapped a large part of your identity in it. It makes sense that you’d want to tell people about your choice and that part of your life.

The website has specifically mentioned that it sells “cool stuff for Toyota Prius owners” and it’s not surprising that drivers of these cars are mentioned by name. According to HybridCars.com, the Prius is “the number-one selling hybrid car. The Prius is nearly synonymous with “hybrid.”" It goes on to say that Prius owners are unique in their “cult-like devotion” to their cars — which makes sense since more people own the Prius than all the other hybrid cars combined.

If you can’t exactly buy the “Lean, Mean Hybrid Machine” licence plate frame yet since you haven’t gotten around to checking out the latest Toyota Prius, stop by Peruzzi Toyota, our Allentown Toyota dealer, for the chance to take one for a test drive. Experience unprecedented gas mileage, the silent engine, even a rear view camera system to help you squeeze into tight places. Twenty years from now you’ll want to be one of the ones who could rightly claim, “I owned one of the first.”