There’s a new sticker to look at when you buy a car in California.
Starting tomorrow, new cars in the state will come with a sticker that provides information on the car’s environmental impact. There is a smog score and a global warming score (all based on a one to ten scale) which rate how much methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, etc. will be emitted by the car. Per the scale, ten is the best, five is average. The California Air Resources Board also has a consumer Website with more information. The new sticker applies only to 2009 models and later, not to any year end closeouts you might be interested in buying.
Some places go farther. Finland, for instance, charges much higher taxes on SUVs than economy cars. Policy makers in the U.S. have debated imposing these. It’s not too big a stretch to imagine these kind of taxes will come to the states.
The Air Resources Board also recently enacted a series of regulations that will require big-rig truckers to add filters to their trucks to reduce diesel emissions.
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