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Environmental Impact Calculator

Discover how choosing a used car reduces your carbon footprint. Manufacturing a new vehicle creates significant CO2 emissions before it even hits the road.

Environmental Impact Calculator

New car manufacturing adds 7 tons CO2 upfront

New Total: 26.6 tons vs Used: 23.5 tons

Save 3.1 tons CO2 buying used

Equivalent to planting ~308 trees

Buying Used Is Greener

Manufacturing a single new car produces approximately 7 tons of CO2. By choosing a pre-owned vehicle, you avoid those manufacturing emissions entirely while keeping a functional car on the road instead of in a landfill.

Even if a used car has slightly lower fuel economy, the avoided manufacturing emissions typically outweigh the difference for years of driving.

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