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Why Should We Care About The Vehicles We Buy and Drive?

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As well as countering the effects of climate change, focusing on what cars we buy and how we drive will also help to reduce other forms of environmental and social damage arising from the use of fossil fuels. For example, it will minimise the impact of acid rain on water and forest ecosystems, or reduce localised air pollution and its subsequent health impacts.

Using indigenous  sources of energy will reduce our dependence on imported fossil fuels and will bring diversity and security of supply to the energy infrastructure, as well as helping to improve the environment and minimise the impact of climate change.

Almost all of the cars and trucks we drive run on fuels derived from oil. Oil is a non-renewable resource, and while there is some debate as to how long this resource will last, we will eventually have to find new ways to power highway vehicles.

Until other alternatives are developed, it makes sense to use fossil resources such as oil more efficiently to buy time to develop new and better energy sources and to make the transition to these sources smoother and less expensive.