New cars for sale in California will soon be labeled with a one to 10 ranking, revealing the relative amount of greenhouse gases each vehicle emits, according to an Associated Press report.
The labeling system is one of the initiatives being put into place by the California Air Resources Board, to give consumers more information about automotive air pollution in an effort to reduce the state’s emissions.
The rankings, which could appear as early as next month, will be determined by information provided to the Environmental Protection Agency by automakers. Cleaner vehicles will be ranked with higher numbers.
The Union of Concerned Scientists estimates a Honda Civic will be ranked 9, while a Dodge Caravan will be a 3.
All new vehicles must be labeled by January 1, 2009.
Next Monday, Republican presidential hopeful John McCain will give a speech insisting that car makers do more, faster, to make "cleaner" operating cars, according to a Reuters report.
He will push for faster adoption of alcohol-based fuels.
Reuters printed excerpts from the speech to be given California:
"Whether it takes a meeting with automakers during my first month in office, or my signature on an act of Congress, we will meet the goal of a swift conversion of American vehicles away from oil…"
"For every automaker who can sell a zero-emissions car, we will commit a US$5,000 tax credit for each and every customer who buys that car…"
According to the report, McCain will also suggest that the penalty be increased for automakers who fail to reach the fuel efficiency levels required by the U.S. Corporate Average Ful Economy (CAFE) standards.
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