Car Facts

US cars and trucks emit 333 million tons of carbon dioxide per year.

There are over 232 million registered vehicles in the US. That's almost one car per person.

88% of Americans drive to work.

US cars and light trucks traveled 2.7 trillion miles in 2005. That's equal to 10 million trips from earth to the moon.

The average US car uses 600 gallons of gasoline per year.

September 22, 2008

This is the date for World Car Free Day. Can you help us meet our goal of 100,000 Car Free Days by then? Click here to Pledge

Practice ideas.

To find ways to practice Car Free Days, helpful tips and other actions you can take to reduce your carbon footprint, click here: Practice Tips.

20 Fun Things to do on Car Free Days

What can you do on your Car Free Days? Plenty. Click here to find just a few: Fun Things To Do.