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Costs - Honda Civic:
| Model | Regular | Hybrid | Difference |
| annual fuel cost | $1,164 | $ 768 | -$396/yr. |
| car price | $15,010 | $22,600 | |
| Tax Credit | 0 | $2,100 | |
| Net | $15,010 | $20,500 | +$5,490 |
Payback = 14 yrs.
The Greenest Vehicles of
2007 GreenerCars.com
| Make and Model |
Specifications
a |
Emission Standard
b |
MPG: City |
MPG: Hwy |
Green
Score |
| HONDA CIVIC GX |
1.8L 4, auto [CNG] c |
Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV |
28 |
39 |
57 |
| TOYOTA PRIUS |
1.5L 4, auto CVT |
Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV |
60 |
51 |
55 |
| HONDA CIVIC HYBRID |
1.3L 4, auto CVT |
Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV |
49 |
51 |
53 |
| NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID |
2.5L 4, auto CVT |
PZEV |
42 |
36 |
48 |
| TOYOTA YARIS |
1.5L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
34 |
40 |
47 |
| TOYOTA COROLLA |
1.8L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
32 |
41 |
46 |
| TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID |
2.4L 4, auto CVT |
Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV |
40 |
38 |
46 |
| HONDA FIT |
1.5L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / LEV II |
33 |
38 |
45 |
| KIA RIO / RIO 5 |
1.6L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
32 |
35 |
45 |
| HYUNDAI ACCENT |
1.6L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
32 |
35 |
45 |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA |
2.0L 4, auto |
PZEV |
28 |
36 |
45 |
| HONDA CIVIC |
1.8L 4, auto |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
30 |
40 |
44 |
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[CNG] denotes compressed natural gas
fuel.
"auto CVT" denotes continuously variable automatic
transmission.
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 2/ PZEV) 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. |
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Sunil Somalwar in his article "Prius and Prejudice:
A Case against the Electric Car" that Electric Cars will increase the demand for electricity and coal generating plants are the cheapest way to get it. When you measure the CO2 produced to generate the electricity, the electric car is twice as bad (in terms of GHG) as a hybrid.
See:
High Gas Mileage cars
Train vs Plane vs Car (Costs/Time/Safety/Polution)
Books:
"The Hype About Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate,", Joseph J. Romm
last updated 22 July 2007
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