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Automakers highlight low-CO2 vehicles

Automakers are putting a new emphasis on cars and trucks that excel at cutting carbon-dioxide emissions to reduce global warming, according to USA Today.

In the past, CO2 was treated as just a component of the noxious vapors spewing from tailpipes. Now, it's being singled out.

"Thanks to (former vice president) Al Gore, people are becoming aware of this extra factor," says Dominick Infante, spokesman for Subaru, which is looking to reduce its CO2 footprint. "It's becoming something people are wondering about."

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 9:09 AM to Alternative fuels , Design , Environment , Technology | Permalink

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