It’s been a contentious year for eco-friendly anything, let alone green cars. That doesn’t mean that manufacturers haven’t been making strides towards the release of new models that’ll appeal to the green car market. Pure electric cars and hybrids alike are said to be coming to the roads in 2019, but you don’t need to bust the bank in order to keep your drive eco-friendly.
Buying Smart
You don’t have to buy new in order to find some of the best green cars available. The research process of car-buying, though, can be exhausting if you don’t have help. Luckily, a number of online research outlets allow you to customize the search for your preferred car so that you can vary the make and model of the vehicles you’re comparing as well as eco-friendly add-ons. Take the opportunity to check your price range, preferred features, and locality, and you’ll find a litany of cars and trucks alike that are making strides towards more environmentally-conscious time on the road, like the 2017 Mitsubishi I-MiEV. While it’s one of the smaller cars on the market today, its fuel economy and base price make it a smart buy.
Managing Your Car’s Maintenance
The care and keeping of your car is as important to maintaining its environmentally-friendly elements as the features it comes with. The EPA has released annual updates to its eco-friendly driving resources that will enable you to double check your best fuel usage, ideal tire pressure, and the availability of renewable fuels in your area.
Do your best to stay up to date on your car’s needs. By monitoring tire pressure, for example, you’ll be able to increase your fuel mileage and rely on less gasoline to get you where you need to go. Try to use renewable fuels like E85 when you can, as well, in order to reduce your carbon footprint.
Expanding Eco-Friendly Brands
That said, there are still a number of new and improved green cars being released in 2019. Chevrolet has announced the release of their improved, 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV, which will allow drivers greater control over how much of a charge their car will take on. The car’s 240-volt battery outlet and fast charging option make it one of the fastest charging electric cars on the road today, and its updates seem set to only improve its performance.
Nissan is also looking to build some environmentally-conscious additions onto their remodeled 2018 Leaf in 2019. Though it’s the manufacturer’s only electric vehicle, the addition of a larger battery pack is set to make the 2018 version’s drive time longer and smoother. The original car could go roughly 151 miles on a single charge, thanks to its 147-hp, 236-lb-ft torque electric motor.
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