Reducing your carbon footprint, not to mention fuel expenses, by purchasing a hybrid car can help you feel great about your commitment to the planet and have a little extra cash on hand to enjoy other things in life. What many people don’t realize, is that you can further enhance your commitment to a greener lifestyle (and bank account) by adding GPS car tracking to your hybrid vehicle.

One important thing to note, though, when it comes to GPS tracking for hybrid cars and trucks, is that traditional GPS tracking methods that are employed are ineffective with hybrid and other alternative vehicles. This means you’ll need to look for GPS tracking services and tools designed specifically to measure data when the ignition is actually on rather than merely monitoring engine activity.

Why are Hybrid Cars in Such High Demand?

Hybrid cars are much more than simply fuel-efficient vehicles. While for some, the idea of pumping less gas is reason enough to make the switch, there are even bigger benefits for the planet than reducing dependence on foreign oil and the ever-fluctuating costs of said fuel. These benefits include things like no idling, reduced emissions (when compared to traditional gasoline motors),

Other benefits include routine maintenance scheduling, that automates the process so you never need to miss another maintenance deadline and so that your car continues to run in tip-top shape, tax credits and other incentives available in many states for owning hybrid and alternative vehicles, and fewer stops on the average road trip saving you time and money – on far more than just fuel.

Benefits of GPS Tracking for Hybrid Cars

Some people are surprised to learn that taking the plunge and choosing a hybrid car is only part of the process when it comes to going green for the sake of the planet.

GPS tracking allows you to take things even further by creating more fuel-efficient routes, monitoring speed so you can emit fewer emissions and consume less fuel, and planning routes more effectively to maximize access to recharging stations for plug-in hybrids that are showing up on the roads more often. Some GPS tracking systems will even monitor your available charge and plan your routes accordingly.

As more people begin driving hybrid cars, the selection and availability is increasing broadly. This provides ample opportunities for fans of all types of vehicles to enjoy the many benefits, for people and the planet, hybrid cars deliver.

Scientists in Iceland released a “message in a bottle” that has now just washed up after traveling across the Atlantic Ocean for thousands of miles in the Faroe Islands.

This “message in a bottle”, along with another one, was fitted with a GPS tracker last year in southern Iceland dropped into the sea from a helicopter.

One was found in January on Tiree while the other in Faroese Island of Sandoy. Scientists released the two bottles simultaneously in the beginning of their “marine pollution” experiment. They both floated west towards Canada after passing the Greenland coast before they went east. It looked like the second bottle would end up back on the Iceland shores before it headed in the Shetland direction and then drifted back to the Faroes.

Each device was part of a science experiment scientists set up for testing where marine litter ends up. The public could track the path of the devices through an Icelandic TV science program website which the public had access to.

The point of the experiment was to show how discarded litter and rubbish dropped in the sea doesn’t go away but rather becomes an issue for people who live on coastlines and other areas in the world.

It was on Saturday that Tórshavn residents found the message in a bottle as it

They had been tracking the bottle online through its GPS tracker. They had then grabbed a ferry headed to Sandoy the next Sunday morning hoping to reach the bottle on the Húsavík beach.

Ævar Þór Benediktsson, an Icelandic scientist involved in this research, said a big influence of where the bottles ended up was the winds.

He pointed out that the experiment showed that litter thrown into the sea doesn’t just disappear, it takes a journey. For this particular bottle, it was an 18,000km-long journey.

Benefits of GPS Tracking

People are now able to use GPS tracking devices to locate and track a number of things such as a vehicle, bike and other personal belongings or even a whole fleet of trucks. Just like with this particular “message in a bottle” story, GPS technology often benefits scientists and researchers working on experiments and projects to better the world.

Golf course equipment, lawn mowers, especially, are an investment you make in the beauty and integrity of your golf course. It’s an investment that requires careful selection and protection. Not only can your golf course mowers be a target of thieves interested in off-loading expensive equipment, but also the target of people interested in joy rides as well.

GPS equipment tracking can help you get more mileage from your golf course mowers and so much more. These are just a few of the ways GPS asset tracking can help you protect your equipment investment.

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