I am not a big fan of snow shovels. The plastic ones that are 18"-22" in width available in big box stores are ONLY useful for loose snow.

I prefer narrow about 6"-10" steel garden shovels with a flat end (as opposed to pointed which is good for dirt). The shovel is strong enough to use as a pick to get at ice and narrow enough to dig snow/ice from under the car to shovel myself free.

With time, I can get the car free of most ice/snow whereas a regular snow shovel is pretty much useless.

Conway Yee