Drive $marter Challenge

Find out how many hundreds of dollars you can save annually on gasoline with your particular vehicle by taking six easy driving and maintenance actions at the Drive $marter Challenge website -- http://drivesmarterchallenge.org

Green Solutions Magazine has become a partner in the Alliance to Save Energy's Drive $marter Challenge 2009 campaign which is designed to help consumers lower their gasoline costs, miles driven, and greenhouse gas emissions. The website also offers drivers extensive money-saving gas tips in English and Spanish, resources, myth busters, and specific road trip and vacation tips from planning the trip to conclusion.

Winners Announced in Drive Smarter Challenge Video Contest

The public has spoken, the votes have been counted - and the winner of the $5,000 grand prize in the Drive $marter Challenge campaign video contest is David Markus of Beverly Hills, Calif., creator of "Backseat Smart Driver," in which two buddies get fuel-efficiency tips from…what else, a savvy "Smart Driver" perched in the back seat. Green Solutions Magazine is among the 17 sponsors of the driving-efficiency campaign, now in its second year, along with other diverse nonprofit, governmental, trade association, and for-profit partners.

BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION

Each of the 65 qualifying entries competed for a $5,000 cash grand prize from ExxonMobil and three others: NASCAR and Indy race day outings and a transportation package that includes new Michelin tires.

The second, third and fourth place prizes are going to:

• "Car Pooling" by Alec Wells, who will win a VIP Indy Racing League Package (two tickets and two garage/pit lane passes to an Indy race event, plus a test drive in an Indy car) donated by Brian Herta Autosport;
• "Driving $mart: 3 Easy Tips" by Arturo Morales, who will get a VIP NASCAR Race Package (two tickets and two garage/pit passes to a NASCAR race event) donated by NASCAR; and,
• "A Smarter GPS" by Andy Anderson, who claims the Transportation Efficiency Package, including four Michelin Energy Saver All Season Tires (or comparable tires for his vehicle), a one-year AAA membership, and two memberships in the Silver Spoke League of American Bicyclists.

The four winning videos can be viewed at http://drivesmarterchallenge.org/contest, and the campaign's fuel-efficiency tips and other resources are available on the main Drive $marter Challenge website: http://drivesmarterchallenge.org. The 10 finalist videos are on the Alliance to Save Energy's YouTube channel which will ultimately feature all 65 contest videos.