My new Ford Fusion Hybrid car is so fun to drive!!!! I can barely see the gas gauge go down. I have not even filled it up yet. It just keeps going and going. And ... I love to watch the leaves on the digital dashboard grow as I drive, plus ...it handles real well.

I have joined the Hybrid Drivers Circle. Those who can monitor and adjust their driving habits to maximize their fuel efficiency. How long does it take to become a zen master hybrid driver? What is the highest average mpg the skilled fusion hybrid driver can expect to achieve? I have much to ponder.

GREEN REALTOR in her GREEN CAR
This is the perfect car for showing homes to home buyers. It is very safe to drive. Which is great because driving and talking about homes and neighborhoods, is more challenging than just driving by myself. My Ford Fusion Hybrid has a warning light for cars in my blind spot, and a camera to see behind the car for backing up. When someone wants to buy a home, they don't want to have to worry about the safety of the car that they are driving in. Also environmentally conscious buyers will appreciate not putting as much carbon into the atmosphere. It is almost like getting carbon credits while buying a home!
 
I mostly help people buy and sell homes in Winter Garden, Windermere, and Clermont. So my driving is predominantly in town, on minor roads. Today I have achieved an average of 32 mpg. The average keeps creeping up. It is supposed to get 41 mpg in the city. I would love that. 32 mpg is much better than my last Realtor car, a Toyota Highlander.

I feel better about driving all around town preparing homes for sale. The marketing of a home can mean a lot of short trips to pick up supplies and take photos. My carbon footprint for selling a home is also shrinking.

One drawback is that this car will not pull our boat. It is not recommended for hybrids. But since I am not the captain of our boat, that is not a big issue. So showing lakefront homes by car in my hybrid is no problem. By boat, we need to schedule with the captain anyway.

My next goal is showing homes by bicycle on the West Orange Bike Trail. Righ now it is too hot outside for bike riding. That will be my cooler weather mode of travel for eco-homebuyers.  

Your GREEN REALTOR in Central Florida,

Lorraine Burch, Lakefront Homes Specialist
www.HomesCentralFL.com