The amount of carbon dioxide emissions emitted by a passenger vehicle depends on the fuel economy of the vehicle and the amount of carbon within the vehicle's fuel. A typical passenger vehicle in the U.S. emits about 404 grams of tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions per mile.
Select information on greenhouse gas emissions from typical passenger vehicles in the United States in 2018
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Environmental Protection Agency. (March 29, 2018). Select information on greenhouse gas emissions from typical passenger vehicles in the United States in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118611/greenhouse-gases-emitted-by-passenger-vehicles-in-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Select information on greenhouse gas emissions from typical passenger vehicles in the United States in 2018." Chart. March 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118611/greenhouse-gases-emitted-by-passenger-vehicles-in-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2018). Select information on greenhouse gas emissions from typical passenger vehicles in the United States in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118611/greenhouse-gases-emitted-by-passenger-vehicles-in-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Select Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Typical Passenger Vehicles in The United States in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118611/greenhouse-gases-emitted-by-passenger-vehicles-in-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Select information on greenhouse gas emissions from typical passenger vehicles in the United States in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118611/greenhouse-gases-emitted-by-passenger-vehicles-in-us/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Select information on greenhouse gas emissions from typical passenger vehicles in the United States in 2018 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, March 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118611/greenhouse-gases-emitted-by-passenger-vehicles-in-us/