Ah, SUVs. As much as they get a bad rap, I’ve got no complaints with one that emits zero emissions, particularly when they’re as cute as the new Phoenix Motorcar. Just look at that thing! Tell me you can’t see yourself driving to Malibu in it with a giant beach ball in the back.

Phoenix uses a lithium titanate, non-toxic battery pack to fuel their new line of sport utility vehicles, which are completely electric, can achieve freeway speed, AND will travel over 100 miles on a single 10-minute charge. Move over Tesla Roadster! Here’s green hero Ed Begley giving his seal of approval at a Phoenix Motorcars event.

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Tesla Motors is currently in production on the 2008 model of their instant classic, all electric, sports car, the Tesla Roadster. If you feel like saving the environment in an energy efficient car that’s also sexy as all get out, the Tesla Roadster is the car for you. Factor in the added bonus of never having to stand at a gas pump again and it’s clear why this new American auto company has sold out its production orders of the Roadster.

But how does it work? You simply plug the car into the wall, charge it up and you’re off and running. The Roadster goes from 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds off the line. It has a range of 220 miles per charge. The equivalent energy efficiency of the vehicle to a gas powered car is 135 miles per gallon and the cost of running the Roadster is less than 2 cents per mile.

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Are your travel habits forcing you to fly the unfriendly skies? Flying on a jet airplane isn’t exactly the best way to reduce your carbon footprint. A roundtrip flight from New York to Los Angeles creates between 2 and 3 tons of CO2 per passenger. Unfortunately, unless you have two weeks to drive across country each way in your Tesla Roadster, your travel is going to put a strain on Mother Nature. Taking a plane is an occasionally necessary evil in our otherwise green-conscious lives. Still, there are ways you can fly smarter. Check out these suggestions for reducing your travel-related carbon impact from LiveEarth.org:

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