Green Vehicle Guide

Learn About Green Vehicles

• ​What is a green vehicle?
• Consider a SmartWay vehicle
• Advanced gas and diesel vehicles
• EVs and PHEVs
• EV Charging
• EV Myths
• EV Testing
• Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

Vehicles, Greenhouse Gases, and Smog

• Smog vehicle emissions
• GHG emissions from a typical passenger vehicle
• Compare your gas car to an EV
• Fast facts on transportation GHG emissions in the US
• GHG regulations & standards
• Automotive Trends Report

Savings from the Fuel Economy & Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas Standards

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Check out the estimated savings of U.S. consumers who have already purchased new vehicles under the fuel economy & greenhouse gas standard!  More about the standards » Check out the estimated GHG reductions from U.S. consumers who have already purchased new vehicles under the fuel economy & greenhouse gas standard!  More about the standards »

Behind the numbers

Help Make Transportation Greener

• True cost of car ownership
• Routes to a lower GHG transportation future
• We've done big things. We can do big things.
• Promote green vehicles

Fuel Economy
 

• Learn about the Fuel Economy Label
• How MPG affects fuel costs
• Your mileage may vary
• Testing at our lab
  
   

Transportation Down the Road

• Self-driving vehicles
• Shared mobility
• What if: Ideas for reducing transportation GHG
• Choose a path to lower GHG passenger travel