The “Green Guide to Cars and Trucks: Model Year 1999” assesses the health impacts, estimated annual fuel expenses, and greenhouse gas emissions for every new passenger car, minivan, sport utility, and pickup truck sold in the United States.
It notes that “American cars and light trucks alone account for more fossil fuel CO2 emissions than the total nationwide emissions of all but three other countries in the world.”
The General Motors EV-1, a zero emission electric car, ranks as the greenest vehicle of the 1999 model year. Other high ranking vehicles are, of course, also EVs: GM EV-1, Nissan Altra, Toyota RVA4, and Honda Civic GX. The Cadillac Escalade, a 5.7L 8 cyclinder, four wheel drive vehicle that gets 16 mpg on the highway is ranked the lowest.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
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