(eco)Smart Cars

If I could plan next year's Earth Day, I would want to call these guys to come do a demonstration.

Smart Cars are all over Europe right now, and I remember thinking they seemed like the greatest thing, and they are, but I had no idea how cool they are until I started doing some research.

First off, the big environmental indicator for most people is the Miles Per Gallon. These cars on average get 41mpg highway and 35mpg in the city. This tops the new Accord (31-22), Civic (34-26), the Toyota Yaris (36-29), and Corola. The only car that I could find that is readily available is the Toyota Prius (48/45).

Price difference? Smart Pure ($11,900) Prius ($22,000)

However, this is a blog about being green, not cool cars. So what else about the smart car is so Green?

Smart say that they are committed "to protect the environment, reduce energy consumption and innovatively preserve our natural resources." They do this in several ways that I could tell you about, but I think that you should just read their site about it.