CHEAP GREENUSED CARS
Apr 23, 2021
4 minutes
WORDS ALEX KIERSTEIN
Reduce, reuse, recycle: words to save the Earth by. But how can you apply this ethos in your driveway? The shiniest new battery electric vehicles will draw a lot of attention from your neighbors, but a humble pre-owned Toyota Prius might offset more negative consequences than plopping down cash on a new GMC Hummer EV. And not just in terms of carbon emissions, but also to your fiscal well-being.
Every new car carries a carbon and materials penalty created by its production and transport. It can take years for a green car’s reduced “well to wheel” emissions to zero out that figure—not as long as the haters
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