EverDrive Helps You Help the
Environment –
with the Car in Your Driveway
RICHMOND, Va. (Business Wire EON) May 13, 2008 --
Want to contribute to a greener world, but can’t
afford a new fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle? The answer may already be
parked in your driveway.
World’s
Most Recycled Consumer Product
“By requesting used vehicle parts for vehicle
repair, consumers can have an immense impact on both the environment and
their own pocketbooks,” says Joey Woodfin,
founder and chief executive officer of EverDrive
LLC, a leading supplier of recycled auto parts through both
automotive aftermarket retailers and its online site www.EverDrive.com.
According to the Automotive
Recyclers Association, based in Fairfax, Va., the business of automotive
recycling has morphed beyond the wrecked- and smashed-car junkyards
often pictured in television cop shows. Today, the industry uses
sophisticated technology to recycle parts from more than 4 million
motor vehicles annually in the United States and Canada. In part by
reducing the mining and processing of natural resources and eliminating
production of new parts, consumers who request used parts for vehicle
repair already help save an estimated 85 million barrels of oil
annually. A report from the Steel Recycling Institute in Pittsburgh says
vehicle recycling in North America generates more than 14.5 million tons
of steel annually, the equivalent of almost 13.5 million cars.
“Most consumers don’t
know that automobiles are the most recycled consumer product in the
world,” says Woodfin. “Greater
awareness of the availability of quality, guaranteed used parts and
increased use of these parts by consumers will contribute further to
wise use of our natural resources. Virtually everyone faces the expense
of car repairs. By simply requesting a used part almost every consumer
can help the environment in a cost effective way.
“Quality used parts can be easily purchased at
the thousands of stores operated by large auto parts retailers, such as O’Reilly’s,
AutoZone and Pep Boys; online or from the more than 7,000 automotive
recycling businesses in the United States,”
says EverDrive’s Woodfin. “For
recycling to have a broader environmental impact, it is important for
consumers to have both easy access and confidence that they are
purchasing a quality part that is the right part for their specific
vehicle make and model.” EverDrive offers a
vast inventory of used parts online or through its retail partners. The
company’s preferred recycling partners, who
supply EverDrive with parts, undergo a rigorous certification process
that enables the company to include at no cost to the consumer a
three-year unlimited mileage warranty on all its parts, whether they are
sold through a retailer or direct to the consumer.
A Way to Save Money
As an extra bonus, installing a used replacement part is easier on the
wallet. Because they are recycled, the used parts are Original Equipment
Manufacturer parts, but can cost up to 50 percent less than a new part.
The used part often comes with hardware and accessories not found on a
new part, making installation easier and generating additional savings. “In
a softer economy, consumers are looking for ways to save money,”
says Woodfin. “Purchasing a used part versus
a new part may save a few hundred dollars or several thousand dollars in
addition to the positive environmental impact,”
says Woodfin.
About EverDrive
EverDrive LLC was started in 2003 and is based in Richmond, Va. The
company can supply virtually any Original Equipment Manufacturer used
part for domestic and imported cars, trucks or sport utilities made
since 1980. Guaranteed parts may be purchased at the more than 6,000
stores operated by its retail partners, who are leaders in the
automotive aftermarket retail industry, or directly from EverDrive’s
online catalog at www.EverDrive.com.
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