If you were not able to take advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program, you might be hoping to buy a new car as the economy picks up.  If, like me, you were bleeding money last time gas went up to $4.00 a gallon, you might want to consider a more fuel efficient car this time around.

I just saw a really cool website that allows you to put in information about your car, your driving habits and calculate what your carbon footprint is for operating that vehicle. The site is run by the U.S. Department of Energy and also provides tax incentive information for different vehicles.

Like I have said before, whatever your beliefs about Climate Change and Global Warming, money savings interests everyone. Find out how much it will cost you to run your vehicle--or one that you are considering--and see what your carbon footprint will be for these vehicles.

The website: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

Go in to the section called: Find Your Car's Energy Impact Score  and enter in your driving information. You need to know roughly what percentage of your time is spent driving Highway driving and City driving. You can also change around gas prices to help you with planning for increased gas prices.

I found this to helpful and interesting. I hope you do, too!