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Green Vehicle Guide

  • Electric Vehicle Basics

    • Short Video: How Plug-in Vehicles Work
    • Plugging in: Electric Vehicle Charging
    • Electric Vehicle Myths
    • Electric Vehicle Charging Infographic
  • Save Money at the Pump

    Spend less on gas by driving more efficiently.

    • Your mileage may vary
    • How MPG affects fuel costs
  • Drive Green. Save Green.

    What you drive, how you drive, and what fuel you use can impact both the environment and your pocketbook.

    What is a green vehicle?

  • New What If? Scenarios

    • What If Electric School Buses Could be Used to Supply Power When Off Duty?
    • What If One of Your Cars was Electric?
    • What If Airplanes Looked Like Stingrays? 

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 in Transportation

Vehicles, Greenhouse Gases & 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

Transportation & Climate Change

  • Why we need to decarbonize transportation
  • How we get there – National Blueprint for Decarbonizing Transportation
  • Next steps/What you can do

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

Find a SmartWay Vehicle

Search for the cleanest, most fuel efficient vehicle that meets your needs.


 

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Last updated on March 9, 2023
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