Cars.com's Carbon Offset Update

In our first carbon offset report of the new year, Cars.com’s drivers did a decent job of keeping the fill-ups under control. Our largest gas purchase was 19 gallons for the relatively fuel-efficient Ford Focus, while we only pumped a little over 11 gallons for the least efficient vehicle, the Kia Borrego. No year-to-date numbers on this post, obviously, but keep checking back to find out how much CO2 Cars.com will pay to offset. Find out what it costs to offset your own emissions by clicking here.

2009 Mazda CX-7 (review)
Total gallons: 13.99
Amount of CO2 emitted: 273.7
Cost to offset for one year: $71.40

2008 Ford Focus (review)
Total gallons: 19.11
Amount of CO2 emitted: 373.87
Cost to offset for one year: $53.55

2009 Suzuki Equator (review)
Total gallons: 3.03
Amount of CO2 emitted: 59.28
Cost to offset for one year: $83.30

2009 Pontiac G5 (review)
Total gallons: 18.02
Amount of CO2 emitted: 352.54
Cost to offset for one year: $47.60

2009 Acura TL (review)
Total gallons: 9.88
Amount of CO2 emitted: 193.29
Cost to offset for one year: $65.45

2009 Mazda6 (review)
Total gallons: 6.83
Amount of CO2 emitted: 133.62
Cost to offset for one year: $65.45

2009 Audi A4 Avant (review)
Total gallons: 8.36
Amount of CO2 emitted: 163.56
Cost to offset for one year: $59.50

2009 Audi A4 (review)
Total gallons: 14.4
Amount of CO2 emitted: 281.72
Cost to offset for one year: $59.50

2009 Kia Borrego (review)
Total gallons: 11.7
Amount of CO2 emitted: 229
Cost to offset for one year: $83.30

2009 Honda Civic (review)
Total gallons: 17.5
Amount of CO2 emitted: 342.37
Cost to offset for one year: $47.60

Total gallons: 122.82
Total CO2: 2,402.95 pounds