Google to Offer Drivers... The Cornerstone of Honda Dealerships

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ROCK HONDA IN FONTANA
The Cornerstone of Honda Dealerships
Google to Offer Drivers...
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ing to reach the Internet on
mobile devices. The first socalled smart phones equipped
with Google’s software, called
“Android,” won’t be available
until the second half of next
year.
Calling up a map at a gas
pump should be particularly
popular among motorists who
are too stubborn or embarrassed to pull over and ask
someone for help, Roter Davis
said. “This will be sort of a
Googley, more stealthy way of
getting directions.” (AP)
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WITH Michael Kitzmiller
(General Manager of Rock
Honda), Eddie de Guzman
(Fleet Manager) , Joey Narvades (Fleet Department),
Edgar Uy (Sales Manager),
Ed Duque (Assistant Sales
Manager) and Eric Bartolome
(Sales and Leasing) as the
formidable team behind Rock
Honda, this dealership is definitely built like a rock.
Rock Honda has made it
their company’s lifelong mission to provide nothing less
than excellent customer service in order for our kababayans to acquire the car of their
dreams.
Rock Honda has a fullfledged Filipino fleet department that specializes in handling the car-buying needs of
the FilAm community.
R o c k H o n d a’s e x p e r t
kababayans will work with
you throughout the entire
process of negotiations, financing and delivery of your
new vehicle. Rock Honda
(From L-R) Eddie De Guzman, Ed Duque, Edgar Uy, Joey Narvades and Eric
Bartolome. Solid as rock ang Filipino Sales Department sa Rock Honda!
Eddie De Guzman
caters to the needs of FilAm
communities in Los Angeles,
Orange County and San Bernardino County.
Currently, Rock Honda
is having a year-end sale of
Eddie Duque
2007 models and will give you
the most reasonable deals
with their discounted prices.
For more information, visit
www.rockhonda.com today!
(Advertising Supplement)
How to Pay Less at the Pump
Photo courtsey of ARACONTENT.com
With gasoline prices still
hovering near $3 per gallon
in many areas of the country,
you may be wishing you could
afford a hybrid. The good
news is, you can probably increase your fuel efficiency and
reduce fuel costs right now
— without shelling out thousands more for a hybrid car or
waiting a few more years until
automakers produce cheaper,
more plentiful hybrids.
“Many Americans are already driving vehicles that
can run on an alternative fuel,
but they may not be aware of
that fact,” says Ed Lonergan,
president of EMTA Holdings
Inc., a company involved in
developing alternative fuels.
“Fuel treatments currently
on the market can also help
improve fuel efficiency.”
So what are alternative
fuels and why should consumers care about them?
“Simply stated, an alternative fuel is one that is not
entirely derived from petroleum,” says Lonergan. “That
means the product, distribution and, ultimately, the
cost that is passed on to the
consumers is not controlled
by foreign oil producers or
domestic oil companies. Alternative fuels generally cost
less than regular gasoline and
are better for the environment.”
Biodiesel and ethanol may
be two alternative fuels you’ve
already heard about. Biodiesel
is largely used in commercial
applications, while ethanol is
most often used in passenger
vehicles. Both fuels can only
be used in vehicles with engines specifically designed to
run on them. Ethanol-gasoline
blends, however, are more
versatile. More gas stations
across the country are beginning to offer ethanol blends,
like E85 and E10.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency,
E85 is a blend of 15 percent gasoline and 85 percent
ethanol. While E85 can’t be
used in conventional gas-only
engines, Flex Fuel Vehicles
(FFVs) can run on ethanol,
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gasoline or any blend of the
two. There are more than 6
million FFVs already on the
road, and many automakers
have announced plans to increase production and the variety of FFVs, according to the
EPA. If you’re unsure whether
you’re driving an FFV, look
inside your gas tank door for
an identification sticker.
E10 is a blend of 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent
ethanol and virtually every car
built after 1980 can run on it.
If you haven’t already seen it
offered at gas stations in your
area, chances are you’ll be
seeing it soon.
Using alternative fuels not
only makes sense for your
wallet, it can help the economy as well, Lonergan says.
“Alternative fuels are made
from renewable resources
grown on farms, so farmers
have an immediate benefit.
The second major economic
benefit is reduced dependency on foreign oil.”
Regardless of gas prices,
alternative fuels - and the
vehicles that can run on them
- are here to stay, experts
agree. “New developments
are taking place on a continual basis,” Lonergan says.
“New alternative fuel plants
are being constructed across
the nation, and new additives
that improve performance of
alternatives are just now being introduced.”
EMTA markets the XenTx
line of fuel treatments, largely used in commercial applications that reduce fuel
consumption by increasing
fuel economy. “It adds up to
cleaner air because when you
increase fuel economy, you
also reduce harmful exhaust
emissions,” Lonergan says.
The hottest trend in alternative fuels is the conversion
of different crops into fuels,
he adds, with new additive
technology a close second.
Domestically grown crops
like soy, corn, palm and sugar
cane are now being converted
into fuel that may soon be
sold at a fueling station near
you. (ARA)
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