As gas prices hit all-time highs, so is the Internal Revenue Service's mileage rate standard, which is currently 50.5 cents. Next Tuesday, it will be raised to 58.5 cents, a move that is usually saved for the Fall, but like with Hurricane Katrina when gas prices spiked, the IRS made a mid-year adjustment, which will last through the end of the year. Current gas prices in Los Angeles have been averaging out to a steady......

Photo via Aptera's website As we wait for the first Tesla dealership to open here in Los Angeles, many others are looking for a something a wee bit more affordable than $99,000. And while a nearly $30,000 car is not considered to be "on the cheap," you probably save in the end with this car. Meet the Aptera Typ 1 where gas costs you about a penny per mile (try 300 miles per gallon)......

I like to consider myself a green person. I mean every time I leave the house I ask myself if my destination can be reached without a car, which is why I find myself riding a bicycle/subway/bus often. However I always come across others who are gung-ho about nascent eco-trends (drives a Prius, shops only at Whole Foods), who are so caught up in Green Commercialism that they never stop to evaluate its benefit......