If your daily commute involves driving, one of the most positive ways you can impact the environment is to switch to a ‘green car’.

Green vehicles have low (or zero) carbon emissions, are highly fuel efficient and are made of materials that can be easily recycled once the car has run its race.

Here are a couple of the best options for those looking to buy a green car.

Smart For Two

It’s been quite a few years since Smart cars hit the roads, and they are still a big hit with environmentally conscious inner-urban commuters. The Smart For Two Cabrio 52kW MHD is a recent model that boasts an excellent fuel-to-kilometres ratio (4.4 litres to 100 kilometres). It is also lauded for its terrific low CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions (105 grams per kilometre).

Toyota Prius

Toyota has been a market leader when it comes to green cars, and the company’s flagship environmentally friendly model is the Prius. The Prius performs remarkably similarly to the Smart For Two both in terms of fuel-to-kilometres ratio (4.4 litres) and CO2 grams per kilometre (106).

Fiat 500

Sporting a zippy 1.2-litre, four-cylinder engine is the Fiat 500. Fiat is known for its classy European designs and efficiency, and this model is no exception. A very good (5 litres) ratio of fuel-to-kilometres is matched by a great CO2 grams per kilometre spec (118).