Best and Worst Environmental Cars of 2006

Well, the ACEEE ratings are out. And here are the stats!

 The Worst Cars of 2006 (meanest)

Make and Model			MPG: City	MPG: Hwy	Green Score
DODGE RAM SRT10			9	12	12
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO			9	13	16
BENTLEY ARNAGE			10	14	17
DODGE DURANGO			12	15	17
DODGE RAM 1500			12	15	17
MAYBACH 57S			11	16	17
HUMMER H2 b			13	17	18
FERRARI F141			10	14	18
FORD F-250 b			13	17	18
GMC YUKON XL K2500 b			13	17	18
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG			14	18	18
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K2500 b			13	17	19
[P] denotes premium gasoline. “auto stk” designates manually adjustable automatic transmission. a A listing with two emission standards (e.g., Tier 2 bin 9 / LEV I) denotes a single vehicle carrying both a federal and California emission certification. Green Scores for such listings reflect the cleaner of the two certifications. b These vehicles, classified as heavy duty trucks, are exempt from fuel economy regulations. c The 2wd configuration of this model also receives a Green Score of 17.

        

The Best Cars of 2006 (Greenest)

Make and Model			MPG: City	MPG: Hwy	Green Score
HONDA INSIGHT			57	56	57
HONDA CIVIC GX			30	34	57
TOYOTA PRIUS			60	51	55
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID			49	51	53
TOYOTA COROLLA			32	41	46
HYUNDAI ACCENT			32	35	45
KIA RIO / RIO 5			32	35	45
HONDA CIVIC			30	40	44
MAZDA 3			28	35	44
PONTIAC VIBE / TOYOTA MATRIX d			30	36	44
CHEVROLET COBALT			25	34	43
SATURN ION			26	35	43
a Certain other configurations of these models (with different transmissions or meeting different emission standards) score nearly as well. b A listing with two emission standards (e.g., Tier 2 bin 5 / SULEV II) denotes a single vehicle carrying both a Federal and California emission certification. Green Scores for such listings reflect the cleaner of the two certifications. c Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fuel economy given in gasoline-equivalent miles per gallon. d These vehicles are “twins” — the same base model carrying different names.

 

 

 

 Please consider the world when buying a new car. Visit greenercars.com for information on buying environment-friendly cars, and to compare cars, trucks and SUV’s.

 

The conglomerate State of America

It has recently been exposed that the dairy farms are being taken over by larger companies, namedly Wawa and Lehigh Valley Farms. Yes folks, it no longer matters what type of milk you buy, they all come from the same two sources. Sure, they have different names on them. That is where they get you. Your mind might want Lehigh Valley while your pocket says store brand. The secret: They are more than likely the same exact thing, but with different names.

Another “deal” you might want to learn about: gasoline. Mobil, Wawa, and Riggins all have the same fuel carrier so no matter where you go, you know that you are getting quality gasoline.

Take a look around. You would be surprised by the labels on your favorite items. The list of these types of corporations is endless. Just because an item is generic doesn’t mean that it isn’t just as good (or as bad) as its name-brand counterpart.

Happy hunting!

~ The people ~