Honda was the first automaker to build large numbers of vehicles to meet California's low emission vehicle standard ahead of requirements. At the same time, Honda leads other automakers in fuel efficiency, saving their customers money while reducing global warming pollution. Honda also sells fewer light trucks than other automakers, and those it does sell use less fuel and run cleaner than those of competing brands. The Big Three have a long way to go because their products take the largest toll on the environment. If the domestic automakers were to boost the fuel efficiency of their trucks to match that of cars, this alone would yield enormous reductions in US global warming emissions.
Technologies exist that can make SUVs and other light trucks as clean and fuel efficient as cars.
UCS receives no financial support from any automaker, nor does it endorse their products. If we are going to make inroads on air pollution and global warming, we need an Olympian effort from the Big Three.