Take the bus. One person switching from driving alone to riding the bus can save approximately 200 gallons of gasoline per year. There are several reasons why alternative fuels are a better choice than petroleum products. This would drastically lessen the United States's dependence on foreign oil and would simultaneously boost our domestic economy. Air quality and environmental improvement.
Alternative fuels produce less air toxins and ozone-forming emissions than gasoline.
Currently, alternative fuel costs are often equal to or less than petroleum fuel costs. There are increasingly fewer tradeoffs in engine performance and cost as industries develop alternative fuel techonology. In fact, some fuels can offer improved performance over gasoline, depending on what is important to you.