What Does "Clean" Mean?
What does it mean to buy a "clean" car? These days it means choosing from hundreds of vehicle makes and models that offer better efficiency and reduced impact on smog and global warming. With more than 50% of California's total smog pollution and 38% greenhouse gas pollution coming from motor vehicles - your car selection can make a significant difference on your impact to smog, global warming and energy security.
The new Environmental Performance (EP) Label makes it easy to find the cleanest car for your family. The EP Label gives each car two scores from 1-10, one for smog emissions and one for global warming emissions, with the average car scoring a 5 on both scales.
The higher the Global Warming Score the lower the greenhouse gas emissions and the less fuel you'll burn. The higher the Smog Score the less you’ll be contributing to that nasty smog in the air. So, before you hit the lot, compare Global Warming and Smog Scores for the vehicles you are considering.
Think clean and buy cars with higher scores.