GPS with a Green Sense

We don’t want to stereotype, so we’ll say this kindly: Some family members seem a little shy about asking for directions, so purchasing a GPS might prevent a few heated arguments from occurring in the car. A GPS is kind of eco-friendly to begin with (no need for those thick books of maps or printouts), but we were pleased to see that Garmin has also incorporated ecoRoute as a free feature with all of their nuvi models. You can use ecoRoute to calculate fuel efficiency and carbon footprint as well as to find more fuel-efficient routes to get from point A to B. ecoRoute can even give Dad real-time pointers on how to become a more fuel-efficient driver. And the words “I told you so” will never come out of its speakers.

+ Nuvi with ecoRoute $119.99-399.99

+ Garmin

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