By Will Stewart
Blog Editor

Thanks for your requests for photos from General Motors' archives. This week's featured photo is of a 2008 Saturn Sky Red Line.

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In our last three episodes we talked about some things GM and Chevy are doing to help reduce our dependence on petroleum, but in today's episode we focus on something every driver can do. In today's episode I speak with Peter Lord, Executive Director of Service Operations, about some steps we can all take to improve fuel efficiency in our vehicles through our own driving habits. I actually learned quite a bit from him in our brief conversation, and hope you will too.

After listening, please feel free to comment here on things you have done increase your fuel efficiency.

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Links referenced in this episode:

www.goodwrench.com

www.fueleconomy.gov

Today's photo comes from Paulo Manzano: CASUAL AUTOMOTIVE.

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Today's photo comes from jan.sedlacek.

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I had taken the set of images for this HDR photo a couple years ago. On a whim I merged them using a new HDR application I recently started using. Not the best results but still a great shot.

Today's photo comes from Zanemerva.

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I love FIRST Robotics. I don't know how else to say it. I've been a volunteer, a mentor and field coach on our St. Catharines Powertrain FIRST Robotics team in Niagara Falls, Canada (Team #1503) for four years now. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a program that matches GM mentors with local area high schools to participate in a six week program that will change your life. Well, at least we tell new people it is only six weeks. What it really becomes is a passion that lasts all year, the end of one season just means the start of the next. I got started in this program when our plant decided to foster a second team. Team #1114 had been in existence for two years in our city, and there are a lot of good people who have gotten involved over the years. This year we had the pleasure of watching our big brother team win the World Championship in Atlanta. We've been able to watch and mimic them like any little brother does - there is nothing like learning to be the best from the best.

Today's photo comes from Aldo Undercover.

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By Will Stewart
Blog Editor

Thanks for your requests for photos from General Motors' archives. This week's featured photo is of a 1958 GM Firebird III experimental show car.

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Today we wrap up our discussion of Project Driveway and hydrogen-powered vehicles. In this episode we hear from one of the Project Driveway drivers and get his take on what it's like driving a hydrogen-powered Chevy Fuel Cell Equinox. And don't forget that you too may be eligible to participate in Project Driveway. Check the Web site for more info.

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Today's photo comes from 'n putter.

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A while back we posted a video of some Pontiac G8s to the GMblogs YouTube channel. Shortly thereafter we started to receive messages from one individual who was particularly excited about the G8. To make a long story short, this individual ended up buying a G8 and sent out the following message - Adam Denison, GM Social Media

Dear GM Blogs:

The G8's have finally arrived and I picked up my fully loaded G8 GT a month ago, the day after arriving at my dealership.

I just wanted to let you know that the G8 is doing great, with no initial problems in the first 700 miles. Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing did a great job and build quality is excellent, one of the best cars I have had out the door at 700 miles. My past cars were both Japanese marks (including Acura and Lexus) and German marks, with plenty of problems that would have showed up by now, by far this is the best initial build quality car I have had. I also wanted to mention that this is my very first new domestic car purchase, congratulations to GM for a conquest buyer.

The car I just came out of was a BMW 530i sport package, which I held onto for an extra year just to get the G8 GT, and I am happy to report that I am really pleased with the GT and have no regrets with my decision.

I am getting lots of compliments and stares from people on the street, in parking lots, and at gas stations. It has received lots of comparisons to German cars (is that a new Audi, BMW, etc), and complements of what a great stance the car has. Cars on the roadway even slowdown to take a look and give a “thumbs up” of approval as they drive by.

Friends, family, and others on the street can't believe it is a Pontiac (or GM for that matter) and most think it is European at first. The folks at Holden have done a great job along with those at Pontiac who have integrated the Commodore into the American market.

It looks like Pontiac and General Motors, have a real winner on their hands. Fit and finish on the car are great, body panel gaps are minimal and even.

Today's photo comes from cadmanof50s.

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This year’s 2008 ImaginAide event was held at the MGM Grand Detroit ballroom. Featured were live and silent auctions of the artwork that designers, sculptors from GM, Ford, Chrysler and artists from around Detroit had donated for the cause. The ballroom was really beautiful, very classy and yet casual and comfortable at the same time. There was plenty of space to browse the art work, and the food was pretty good too.

The theme of the show this year was “Everyone Deserves a Home”. This is my sixth year with the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS) as a donating artist. It seems to me that with each year the caliber of work seems to improve. Here at GM the artists take this event very seriously, and look forward to the opportunity to be involved with COTS. I enjoyed the opportunity to speak with other artists and patrons that continually support the event. It’s also nice to meet the folks that purchase your work and to understand how the piece spoke to them.

One year I received a letter from one of the patrons in which he stated that his life was spent making the almighty dollar. He said he was a slave to the corporate structure, and that he had recently had an epiphany that life is what you give and not what you make. Although, he found work a means to his end, his end had changed. He indicated to me that my work supported that vision. He said, if he could have created a picture of what motivates him and what he wanted his life to be, it would be my art. He said it now sits on his desk as a reminder of why he does what he does and why his philanthropic efforts are so very important.

This is an image of that piece:

I couldn’t possibly know the same experience as being homeless, but by creating work that might just remind us about homelessness is one step in the right direction of viewing the world from their point of view. I think in the future we will see a new face to homelessness, real and intelligent people, as our economic picture gets bleaker. My works often deal with the human aspects of life. I touch on human frailty, suffering and redemption. Art has become for me a kind of psychological language I create to express and open a dialog into that language. If by creating a piece changes someone’s mindset, I as an artist, have achieved something great and achieved my goal. The letter I received from the gentleman is really a treasure to me.

All in all I thought the event was a success, it was a pleasant evening and I enjoyed myself immensely.