For the past years, decades even, it has become a common belief that US consumers opt for gas guzzlers like SUVs and pickups and other large vehicles while European countries have consumers who do opt for smaller and more fuel efficient cars. However, the trend is changing according to Automotive News. They say that US consumers are now opting for more fuel efficient cars. In contrast to the US consumers’ effort to shift to more environmentally friendly cars, Europeans produced cars that emit high volumes of CO2 since they are tuned for Autobahn speeds.

Another advantage that the US has on European countries is that there are even more refilling stations for alternative vehicles in the US. In Europe, you see, there are lesser alternative fuel refilling stations across since the countries composing the European Union cannot agree on taxation and infrastructure costs in the development of biofuels.

While the European Union is still devising ways on how to make biofuels more readily available across the continent, US is already making great leaps in the development of alternative fuels. One main alternative source of energy being used on cars produced and sold in the United States is electricity. Hybrid electric vehicles are being more and more common on US roads. Japanese car manufacturers and US car makers as well are working hard in the development of fuel efficient hybrid cars.
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