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Car buying
Choose a hybrid car
Ford Escape Hybrid
Restyled for 2008, the Ford Escape Hybrid is a four-door, five-passenger sport-utility available in Front Wheel Drive (FWD) and intelligent full-time four wheel drive (4WD). Gets between 27-mpg and 34-mpg.Honda Accord Hybrid
The Honda Accord Hybrid is a four-door, five-passenger sedan, with standard 3.0-liter, V6, 253-horsepower, hybrid engine. Gets up to 35-mpg on the highway.Honda Civic Hybrid
This hybrid has an engine that achieves 40-mpg in the city and 45-mpg on the highway, and saves gas by de-activating cylinders when they are not needed.Honda Insight Hybrid
Although new models of the original Insight, the first hybrid vehicle released in American, are no longer being produced, Honda has announced that it will begin producing a new $18,500 version in 2009.Lexus RX400h Hybrid
This luxury sport utility comes with a standard 3.3-liter, V6, 268-horsepower, hybrid engine that gets 27-mpg (city) and 24-mpg (highway). Get better mileage with the All Wheel Drive (AWD) version.Mercury Mariner Hybrid
With the ability to stay in electric mode longer than most of its competitors, the Mercury Mariner comes with 2.3-liter, I4, 153-horsepower engine. Gets 20-mpg in the city, 26-mpg on the highway.Toyota Camry Hybrid
As popular as the original Camry, the Toyota Camry Hybrid been comes equipped with a standard 2.4-liter, I4, 192-horsepower, and can reach 33-mpg in the city and 34-mpg on the highway.Toyota Highlander Hybrid
The most popular hybrid SUV, the Toyota Highlander comes with a standard 3.3-liter, V6, 270-horsepower, hybrid engine that achieves 27-mpg in the city and 25-mpg on the highway.Toyota Prius
The granddaddy of hybrid cars, the Toyota Prius has remained the top-selling hybrid vehicle. Has a standard 1.5-liter, I4, 110-horsepower, hybrid engine that achieves 48-mpg in the city and 45-mpg on the highway.
Choose a biodiesel-compatible car
Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x2
The Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland comes equipped with all the rough and tumble power and refined polish drivers love about Jeep, and gets 14 MPG in the city and 19 MPG on the highway.Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 BLUETEC Sedan
The sporty and chic E320 BLUETEC Sedan from Mercedes-Benz received the 2007 World Green Car award and rightfully so: it merges all the luxe features expected from Mercedes-Benz with innovative filters and catalytic converters that curb the tailpipe pollutants.Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL320 CDI
Drivers looking for impressive power with eco-benefits: your ride has arrived. The GL320 sports all the specs that makes power-hungry drivers weak at the knees, with 30 percent better fuel economy than SUV's with comparable gas engines.Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML320 CDI
Mercedes-Benz is now winning over green hearts with its ML320 CDI SUV. The ML320 is a SUV with 30 percent higher fuel economy—24 miles per gallon on the highway—than comparable gasoline engines.Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI
This sleek, super-safe German beauty, featured in the 2007 film, The Bourne Ultimatum, gets 14 miles per gallon in the city and 19 mpg on the highway.
Choose a diesel car
Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x2
The Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland comes equipped with all the rough and tumble power and refined polish drivers love about Jeep, and gets 14 MPG in the city and 19 MPG on the highway.Mercedes-Benz E-Class E320 BLUETEC Sedan
The sporty and chic E320 BLUETEC Sedan from Mercedes-Benz received the 2007 World Green Car award and rightfully so: it merges all the luxe features expected from Mercedes-Benz with innovative filters and catalytic converters that curb the tailpipe pollutants.Mercedes-Benz GL-Class GL320 CDI
Drivers looking for impressive power with eco-benefits: your ride has arrived. The GL320 sports all the specs that makes power-hungry drivers weak at the knees, with 30 percent better fuel economy than SUV's with comparable gas engines.Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML320 CDI
Mercedes-Benz is now winning over green hearts with its ML320 CDI SUV. The ML320 is a SUV with 30 percent higher fuel economy—24 miles per gallon on the highway—than comparable gasoline engines.Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI
This sleek, super-safe German beauty, featured in the 2007 film, The Bourne Ultimatum, gets 14 miles per gallon in the city and 19 mpg on the highway.
Choose a flex-fuel car
Chevrolet Impala
With its E85-compatible engine the Chevy Impala offers all the comfort, safety, and class that drivers have come to expect. The 3.5L V6 engine gets 14 MPG in the city and 21 MPG on the highway.Chevrolet Uplander FWD
Dubbed "the Family Sport Van" the Chevy Uplander also comes with an optional E85-compatible engine (limited).Chrysler Sebring
The Sebring, a sleek, stylish mid-sizer from Chrysler comes with an optional 2.7L DOHC 24-valve V6 flex-fuel engine that can help you curb greenhouse gases emissions while cruising about town.Chrysler Town & Country
With Chrysler's Town & Country minivan, drivers have the chance to prove that "Yellow is the New Green:" Standard on all LX models is a flex-fuel engine that takes eco-friendly E85.Dodge Avenger
The Avenger SXT, a sporty, fuel-efficient ride from Dodge, comes equipped with a truly super E85-compatible 2.7L engine with horsepower of 173 at 6,000 rpm and receives 21 MPG in the city and 30 on the highway.Ford Crown Victoria FFV
The crown jewel of Ford's fleet of eco-friendly vehicles, the Victoria's engine is capable of running on E85. Comes equipped with a SecuriLock passive anti-theft ignition system.GMC Yukon
Standard with 4WD models, the Yukon's Vortec 5.3L V8 FlexFuel engine makes this husky machine one of the more eco-friendly big boys on the road. So strap those skis to the roof rack or haul that boat trailer to take off on an outdoor adventure.Mercury Grand Marquis FFV
The Mercury Grand Marquis features a mighty V-8 engine (the only V-8 in its class) with flex-fuel capability that receives 23 miles per gallon (LS model).Nissan Armada 2WD or 4WD
The big and brawny Armada's 5.6-liter DOHC 32-valve V8 engine is flex-fuel capable in the North Central, South Central, South East, and Mid-Atlantic markets only.Nissan Titan 2WD or 4WD
As mighty as its name implies, Nissan's Titan pickup truck comes with an optional flex-fuel capable V8 engine. For those who like to get the most out of their pickup, the Titan features an extra long bed, factory-installed spray-on bedliner, and more.
Choose a smaller car
Toyota Yaris
The thrifty but stylish Toyota Yaris Liftback and Yaris Sedan get up to 36 mpg, and come complete with available MP3/WMA playback capability and loads of nifty center pockets, console trays, and map pockets for the well-organized road warrior.
Choose green car insurance
Allstate Driving Green Program
This auto insurance program from Allstate (currently available for a limited time in Ohio and Colorado) offers various eco-perks, including paperless billing. Allstate will make a donation to the Arbor Day Foundation on behalf of new members.Better World Club
Aside from offering green-minded roadside assistance and travel services, Better World Club aims to "improve your car-ma" by offering independent auto insurance with perks such as Pay As You Drive (PAYD) plans and the offsetting of your car's first ton of carbon emissions gratis.Esurance
Since 1999, Esurance has been providing environmental- and consumer-conscious auto insurance in 28 states. The company's eco-appeal comes from the fact that it conducts business electronically, eschewing the paper billing traditionally associated with auto insurance.
Join a car sharing program
PhillyCarShare
This Philadelphia-based nonprofit with 33,000 members calls itself the world's largest regional car sharing organization. Vehicle choices include Prius hybrids, Minis, BMWs, and pickups.Zipcar
Zipcar has more than 120,000 members and 3,000 vehicles in more than 35 cities and their recent merger with Flexcar which was in 15 cities (San Francisco and DC were the only overlaps) will only make them easier to find.
Comments
12:37pm
used is the way to go. especially in the US with great road conditions and quick price-decline in vehicles right out of the dealers. you get a great deal, get a fuel efficient vehicle, keep cars out of landfills, and decrease the demand for brand new vehicles.
2:58pm
hi how are you? im from san diego. were are u from?
2:56pm
hi destane!! its cookies in cream!
12:15pm
Ahhhhh... Kassy your so funny but I hate what you have done.