Resources: Car-Buying Information

Car-Buying Information

Auto Safety Advocates

Fuel Efficiency Advocates

Just For California

Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

Air Pollution

US Government: Fuel Efficiency Ratings
www.fueleconomy.gov
Fuel efficiency ratings for all vehicles on the market.

US Government: Safety Information
http://nhtsa.gov
Crash test results for all vehicles on the market; rollover stability ratings for most pickups and SUVs; child-safety information; and links to numerous other safety programs.

Consumers' Union
www.consumerreports.org/news/AutoHub/Reports
Consumer reports information on vehicles, emphasizing safety and reliability.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Environmental Energy Technologies Division
Vehicle Fuel Economy and Safety

eetd.lbl.gov/EA/teepa/pub.html#Vehicle
For articles containing cutting-edge research on the relative safety (or danger) of specific vehicle models and types pose both to their occupants and to the occupants of other vehicles.

Car Talk
cartalk.cars.com/info/suv
From the Car Talk guys, all kinds of advice about vehicles.

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