Car & Passenger Vehicle Facts - lots of cars cost lots of money
The average American spends an hour and half in the car every day. There are 300 million people in the U.S. and over 230 million registered vehicles.
Burning a gallon of gasoline produces 20 pounds of carbon dioxide, which contains 5 pounds of pure carbon. So an average car that travels just 1,000 miles a month at an above average 25 miles per gallon would burn 40 gallons of gasoline and produce 800 pounds of carbon dioxide. Just think about those numbers per car per month and multiply by 230 million.
In 2004, U.S. cars and light trucks traveled a combined 2.7 trillion miles. According to AAA, owning and operating a vehicle costs an average of $9,531 each year. These costs include the type of vehicle, insurance, maintenance, tolls, parking fees and gasoline.
Wouldn’t you like to reduce those costs and drastically cut our emissions?
