With the elections close to a month away, NEWSWEEK took a look into the candidates’ cars. Based on public vehicle-registration records, John McCain and Cindy McCain together own 13 vehicles and Barack and Michelle Obama together own one.

So what’s in McCain’s garage? According to NEWSWEEK, McCain’s daughter owns Toyota Prius, which he claims that he bought for her. His personal ride is a 2004 Cadillac CTS. Other cars in garage include a 2005 Volkswagen convertible, a 2001 Honda sedan, a 2007 Ford F-150, a 1960 Willys Jeep, a 2008 Jeep Wrangler, a 2000 Lincoln, a 2001 GMC SUV and three 200 NEV GEM electric-cars. 11 out of the 12 vehicles are owned registered under Cindy McCain’s name.

Obama and Michelle sold their HEMI powered Chrysler 300C in return for a Ford Escape Hybrid SUV last year – just in time for elections.

Source: Newsweek

Obama has proposed to tap into the strategic oil reserve to help lower current gas-prices and called McCain a tool of big oil companies as rising energy cost becomes a hot debut in the U.S. presidential campaign. Obama said he is calling for a $7,000 tax credit to help consumers purchase more fuel-efficient cars.

The Democratic nominee is setting a goal of 1 million plug-in hybrid cars on U.S. roads by 2015 and is proposing a requirement that calls for 10 percent of U.S. energy to come from renewable sources by the end of his 1st presidential term.

Obama is proposing to release 70 million barrels of light oil from the emergency U.S. stockpile to help bring down fuel-prices. He said the the light oil could later be replaced with heavier crude oil after a quick relief.

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