The amount of carbon dioxide emissions emitted by a passenger vehicle depends on the fuel economy of the vehicle and the amount of carbon within the vehicle's fuel. A typical passenger vehicle in the U.S. emits about 404 grams of tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions per mile.
Select information on greenhouse gas emissions from typical passenger vehicles in the United States in 2018
* Carbon dioxide emissions represent 95-99 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions from a passenger vehicle, after accounting for a the global warming potential (GWP) of all greenhouse gases. The remaining 1-5 percent represents CH₄, N₂O, and HFC emissions.
CH₄: methane; N₂O: nitrous oxide; and HFC: hydrofluorocarbons.
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