As more and more major car brands are offering animal friendly alternatives to leather interiors, the option to add your car to this month’s Veganuary is now available.

According to animal welfare charity PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) companies such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Ford and Tesla are all making moves towards after being put under pressure.

PETA are shareholders in Tesla and were able to ask questions at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, directly confronting cofounder Elon Musk with the questions. It was confirmed that both of Tesla’s high-volume models the Model 3 and Model Y will offer leather and wool free cabins including seats and steering wheel. Volkswagen have confirmed that the ID.3 and e-up! Will also have animal friendly alternatives while Mercedes-Benz will also be producing a Vision EQS made using vegan Nappa leather which is made of recycled plastic, which otherwise would have ended up in the ocean. Bentley too are another major brand who are using grape leather, which is made up from leftovers of the wine industry.

Speaking on the charity’s website, a PETA statement said: “PETA is ecstatic that the biggest brands in the industry have come this far, but we won’t stop until all car companies use only 100% leather-free and vegan interiors!”
Thousands will be taking part in a meat and dairy-free January month as part of Veganuary. And if you were thinking of purchasing a car this month then PETA have published a list of cars which come with Vegan options.

Buick

Regal Avenir
Regal Sportback
Regal Tourx

Chevrolet

Cruze Hatch (except for Premier)
Cruze Sedan (except for Premier)
Equinox L
Equinox LS
Equinox LT
Impala LS
Malibu Hybrid
Malibu L
Malibu LS
Malibu LT
Spark 1LT
Spark LS
Silverado (except for LT Trail Boss, High Country, and LTZ)
Traverse L
Traverse LS

Ford

Mustang Mach-E

GMC

Canyon (base model)
Sierra 1500 (base model)
Sierra 1500 Limited (base model)

Honda

Accord Hybrid (except for EX-L and Touring)
Accord Sedan (except for Sport, EX-L, and Touring)
Civic Coupe LX
Civic Hatchback EX
Civic Hatchback LX
Civic Sedan LX
Clarity Plug-In Hybrid (base model)
CR-V EX
CR-V LX
Honda Fit (except for EX-L)
HR-V EX
HR-V LX
Insight (except for Touring)
Odyssey EX
Odyssey LX
Passport Sport
Pilot EX
Pilot LX
Ridgeline RT
Ridgeline Sport

Hyundai

Accent
Elantra GT (base model)
Elantra SE
Elantra SEL
Ioniq Hybrid Blue
Kona SE
Palisade SE
Santa Fe SE
Santa Fe SEL
Santa Fe XL SE
Sonata Hybrid SE
Sonata SE
Tucson (except for Limited, Night, and Ultimate)
Veloster 2.0

Kia

Forte (except for S)
Niro
Niro FE
Niro LX
Optima LX
Rio
Rio 5-Door S
Sedona L
Sedona LX
Sorento L
Sorento LX
Soul EX
Soul LX
Soul S

Mercedes-Benz

Smart Fortwo

Nissan

Altima S
Frontier S
Frontier SV
Kicks S
Kicks SV
Murano S
Nissan Leaf S
Pathfinder 2WD and 4WD
Pathfinder S 2WD
Rogue S
Rogue Sport S
Rogue Sport SV
Sentra S
Sentra SV
Titan S
Titan SV
Versa (except for SR)
Versa Note S

Subaru

Ascent (base model)
Crosstrek 2.0i
Forester (base model)
Impreza
Legacy (base model)
Outback (base model)

Tesla

Model S (seats only)
Model X (seats only)
Model 3

Toyota

Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Prius Prime
Camry (except for the SE, XLE, XSE, XLE V6, and Hybrid XLE)
Corolla (except for the Hatchback XSE and SE)
Prius
Sienna (except for the SE, SE Premium, XLE, XLE With Auto Access Seat, XLE Premium, Limited, and Limited Premium)
Tundra (except for the Limited, TRD Pro, Platinum, and 1794 Edition)
Yaris (except for the XLE)

Volkswagen

Atlas S
Jetta S
Tiguan S

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