Environmental Defense and Yahoo! Promote Green Cars
U.S. car buyers now have a simple way to compare vehicles for environmentally friendly features. The advocacy group Environmental Defense has partnered with Yahoo! Autos to make Green Ratings available to consumers next to vehicle prices and other common car information online.
The Yahoo! Green Rating covers all the major environmental impacts associated with a motor vehicle, from tailpipe pollution to greenhouse gases.
Rated on a scale of 1 to 100, the Yahoo! Green Rating reflects a vehicle’s total environmental impact–the higher the rating, the greener the car and the lower its harm to humans and the planet.
Car shoppers can find the most environmentally friendly model by picking the car or truck that has the best Green Rating among the models they are considering.
Because fuel efficiency factors into the Green Ratings, greener choices cut oil use and help U.S. energy security. The ratings allow consumers to act on their values and comparison shop with the environment in mind.
