Earth Day is that time to revisit and evaluate our environmental habits and how we contribute to a cleaner Truckee and Lake Tahoe. Often overlooked, but one of the biggest contributors to pollution in California is your vehicle. Keeping up on regular maintenance is a driver’s responsibility to the environment and can make a bigger impact than all your other eco-friendly habits combined. An unmaintained, poorly running vehicle omits more pollution into the air, burns more fuel and breaks down more often. Unfortunately, most drivers never consider the environmental effects when they skip maintenance intervals suggested by the manufacturer or drive with the check engine light on. Maintenance intervals are designed to keep your vehicle running efficiently. The check engine light is your warning that the vehicle is not running efficiently and emitting more pollutants into the air than the standard. This is why a vehicle with a check engine light illuminated can never pass a Ca ... read more