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December 17th, 2009, 15:50
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If the folks at Vexia are to be believed, green transportation is not about fancy electric vehicles (http://www.engadget.com/tag/ev) or, heaven forbid, riding your bike -- nope, it's about having a GPS that offers advice on your driving. Both the Econav 480 (4.3-inch) and 380 (3.5-inch) can be configured for your specific automobile make and model, after which your usual calm, solitary driving experience is replaced by the cold mechanical voice of a satnav as it admonishes you for excessive acceleration, breaking, driving past the speed limit, and so forth. With other Econav models out in Spain for a while now, these guys are finally available to environmentally conscious Britons at prices starting at £149 (depending on model and map collection). And what about the states? It looks like you'll be stuck taking driving direction from Homer Simpson (http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/tomtoms-homer-simpson-voice-skin-is-just-like-the-real-thing-w/) for the time being.
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If the folks at Vexia are to be believed, green transportation is not about fancy electric vehicles (http://www.engadget.com/tag/ev) or, heaven forbid, riding your bike -- nope, it's about having a GPS that offers advice on your driving. Both the Econav 480 (4.3-inch) and 380 (3.5-inch) can be configured for your specific automobile make and model, after which your usual calm, solitary driving experience is replaced by the cold mechanical voice of a satnav as it admonishes you for excessive acceleration, breaking, driving past the speed limit, and so forth. With other Econav models out in Spain for a while now, these guys are finally available to environmentally conscious Britons at prices starting at £149 (depending on model and map collection). And what about the states? It looks like you'll be stuck taking driving direction from Homer Simpson (http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/tomtoms-homer-simpson-voice-skin-is-just-like-the-real-thing-w/) for the time being.
Vexia Econav GPS nags you about your driving (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/vexia-econav-gps-nags-you-about-your-driving/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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