Green Vehicle Solutions 

          The Technology exist today to significantly reduce global warming pollution from America's car, trucks and SUV's.  Improving automobile fuel economy is the biggest single step to curbing global warming, since every gallon of gasoline burned creates 28 pounds of heat-trapping carbon dioxide pollution.

          Because transportation is a major source of global warming pollution is many cities, numerous cities are incorporating gas-electric hybrid vehicles and other fuel-efficient vehicles into their fleets.  By using less gasoline, hybrid vehicles release a fraction of the global warming pollution emitted by conventional vehicles while saving money at the gas pump.  Cities are also switching away from polluting diesel city and school buses to clean alternatives like compressed natural gas (CNG) powered vehicles. 

Solution #1  GREEN FLEETS

          Governments of all sizes regularly purchase automobiles to help provide a wide range of taxpayers services.  Recognizing an opportunity for action, many cities, counties and states are saving taxpayer dollars and reducing air pollution by "greening" their fleets with hybrid gas-electric and other vehicles that go farther on a gallon of gas.

           Currently, 48 U.S.  towns and cities in 36 states have green fleets programs, as do 26 country and 17 state governments.  From police departments and school districts to administrative agencies and taxi services, green fleets are a winning city solutions. {Source: www.greenfleets.org}

Solution #2  Hybrid Vehicle Incentives 

          In addition to purchasing hybrid vehicles for city fleets, local government can encourage local citizens and businesses to buy hybrid vehicles with a wide range of incentives.  Some cities are already providing incentives such as free parking for hybrid vehicles as well as lowering registration fees and taxes.

Solution #3  Clean Buses

          City residents have long had to endure the sight and smell of black smoke belching from dirty diesel-engine buses.  Now many cities are replacing these polluting old buses with buses that run on cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG) or with hybrid-electric diesel engines.