It’s easy to rent an environmentally friendly vehicle! 
In step 2 of the car rental reservation process, you’ll have the opportunity to choose a fuel-efficient Budget Green Machine designated by an EPA SmartWay leaf icon. Car rental choices include the Hyundai Accent, Ford Focus, Pontiac G6, Ford Fusion, Ford Taurus, Nissan Altima, Ford Escape, Toyota Prius, Smart fortwo pure coupe and many other highly rated Budget eco-friendly Green Machines. Green Car Rental Tip: Also in the car rental reservation process, My Choice indicates Budget's Street Fleet rental vehicles — our reservable collection of makes and models. At select locations, hybrid rental cars can be specifically reserved by make and model.

100% of Budget rental vehicles in economy, compact and intermediate, and 98% of standard and full-size car classes have met stringent U.S. EPA guidelines and are SmartWay Certified. Each vehicle receives an Air Pollution Score and a Greenhouse Gas Score, on a scale of 1-10. For the SmartWay designation, a vehicle must receive a 6 or better on both scores, and have a total score of at least 13. Vehicles that receive the SmartWay designation are fuel efficient and very good environmental performers relative to other vehicles. Find out more about Budget's green car rental initiative!