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Green transportation reduces vehicle emissions, increases overall transportation system efficiency, improves health through exercise, saves money, and reduces our national dependence on foreign oil. According to federal statistics, a car that gets 30 mpg saves $550 per year over a car that gets only 20 mpg, based on driving the annual average of 15,000 miles a year, at a fuel cost of $2.20 per gallon. Consider the savings you´d get with a hybrid model, which gets up to 50 mpg to 70 mpg.