South Bay Environmental Services Center (SBESC)

The Local Use Vehicle - LUV Car

The South Bay Cities Council of Governments launched a pilot project wherein participants are granted temporary usage of 100% electric vehicles. To find out more check out our LUV Home Page , or our Application Page.

The US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has a Vehicle Cost Calculator.  This is an easy to use tool that will allow you to compare emissions and lifetime operating costs of specific vehicle models, including conventional cars and trucks, as well as vehicles running on alternative fuels such as electricity, ethanol, natural gas, or biodiesel.   Car shoppers, small business owners, and fleet managers can make side-by-side comparisons between thousands of conventional, electric drive, and alternative fuel vehicles from model year 1996 and newer.   

These online tools are now available on DOE's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC), currently celebrating its 20th anniversary.  The AFDC helps consumers, fleet managers, and local governments find and compare energy-saving vehicles that can reduce their petroleum consumption.  By providing a variety of tools, databases and informational resources on vehicles powered by alternatives to gasoline and diesel, the AFDC helps users buy the efficient vehicles that that are right for them.

Give it a try!