subject: How To Choose Your Green Car [print this page] Fuel Efficiency Fuel Efficiency
The first factor is choosing an eco friendly vehicle with high gas mileage, something that tends to be the driving factor in determining how green a car is overall. Many electric and hybrid vehicles on the market provide the greatest gas mileage when compared with standard gas automobiles. Hybrid cars offer the speed of traditional cars and the convenience of never having to charge the battery from a wall outlet. Electric cars are the most efficient of all alternative fuel vehicles, but struggle with long range travel and charging times.
If fuel efficiency is paramount, then choosing an electric car may be the best way to go. If the vehicle is going to be used for mainly short distance driving, it becomes a better option to choose an electric car since charging will not be difficult. However, for any long range travel, a hybrid car is probably the best green market option available at the moment. Fortunately, the alternative fuel market is currently in a boom period and electric car efficiency will greatly improve over the next few years.
Features
Many of the green cars currently available lack significant features that businesspeople enjoy, especially luxury features.
Strong competition from non-Japanese car makers has made the hybrid market expand far beyond the reaches of Honda and Toyota. Such competition also has led to the addition of luxury features such as leather seats, heated windows, navigation systems and assisted parking tools. The hybrid market also has expanded beyond the sedan and compact market, making it possible to now purchase trucks, vans and SUVs that run off of battery power as well as fuel. Hybrid and fuel efficient green cars are slowly creeping into the luxury car market, so make sure to monitor the new green cars of Lexus, BMW, Audi, etc.
As you can see, there are several factors that help determine what fuel efficient car is right for you or your business. Depending on your particular needs, finding an eco friendly vehicle that consumes alternate fuel will not be a problem.
