Betcha didn’t know you can get cold hard cash for your old car from the Government. President Obama signed into law the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), aka “Cash for Clunkers.” $1 billion in federal funding is available to help sell new vehicles (2007). That means you can get a $3,500 to $4,500 credit toward replacing your old gas guzzler with a newer, more-efficient model. It goes without saying that a green glamazon would never be caught dead owning a big, obnoxious car.
If you’re tempted by the program, don’t forget that your potential fuel savings are as important as the credit from CARS. How much might you save? Use this Cash for Clunkers calculator to get the answer in gallons of gas, carbon emissions, and cash. Switching from a Hummer to a Prius last year, for example, would have saved 683 gallons of gas, six tons of CO2, and $1,680 annually for someone driving 12,000 miles a year.
Got a clunker? Sierra Club is collecting photos of them in the Cash For Clunkers group on Climate Crossroads. Upload one. Still sold on your bigass truck? Check out this absolutely hilarious list; Top 10 Ways to be a Gas Guzzler.
Driving a bicycle or taking public transport? Give yourself a big ‘ole greenie pat on your perfectly toned, sexy back!
Via Sierra Club.