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The team at BBCGreen have carried out some investigation on the myths surrounding Green cars.  My wife is pushing me to replace our current car with a more Eco-Friendly one, but I am not to sure what is the best path to take. Hopefully this 5 part series we have put togther about the myths of buying a Green Car will help. Below is green car myth number 2.

 
Big is best - However a car is powered – diesel, petrol, biofuel or hybrid – the fact is if the engine has less metal to move, it will use less fuel. So buy a car no bigger than you need.
If you only fill your car on family holidays, think about buying something smaller and – crucially – lighter, and renting a hulk just for the holiday. It’ll be cheaper in depreciation and insurance as well as, obviously, fuel.

Don’t imagine that only big barges can be safe or comfortable – not any more, anyway. A new Vauxhall Corsa is safer, more refined and better equipped than a Vectra, a car two sizes up, was in the 1990s. Four-wheel-drives are usually heavy, that’s their crime.

 

Bemoreeco will be publishing a new myths each Monday over the 4 week so come back .