If you care about the future of our environment, then what you value goes beyond performance, styling and the options packages featured in the showroom. Cleaning up cars and trucks is one of the most important steps we need to take to protect the environment. Choosing vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, as well as less polluting, is among the important steps we can take to help curb global warming. The cars and trucks in the United State comprise one of the largest sources of climate change-contributing greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, U.S. cars and light trucks alone emit more carbon dioxide than the total energy-related CO2 emissions of all but three other countries in the world.
Consumers have an important role to play in the transition to cleaner vehicles.
The Green Guide to Cars and Trucks rates vehicles by vehicle class, from two-seaters up to large cars as well as minivans, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. For each entry, they list the city and highway fuel economy ratings, estimates of the annual fuel costs, health-damaging pollution impacts and tone of greenhouse gas emissions. Practical picks features gasoline vehicles that score well with lower emissions and better than average fuel economy. The 12 Greenest list is dominated by electric cars, the 12 worst by sport utility vehicles. Even if you're not in the market for a new car, I can still recommend this Guide if you're interested in the quickly learning the basics of air pollution, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.