Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Epic Failure: Chevy Volt Doesn’t Make The Top 12 Greenest Vehicles List




New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog

Epic Failure: Chevy Volt Doesn't Make The Top 12 Greenest Vehicles List

by Scotty Starnes

Yet Obama rewarded the 1%ers who can afford the piece of shit Chevy Volt by upping the $7500 tax credit to a $10,000 tax credit. Un-fucking-believable.

Via GreenCars.org

Greenest Vehicles of 2012

Make and Model Specifications Emission Standard a MPG:
City
MPG:
Hwy
Green
Score
MITSUBISHI I-MIEV b   Electric (Li-ion bat.)   ZEV
3.8
2.9
58
HONDA CIVIC NATURAL GAS c   1.8L 4, auto [CNG]   PZEV / Bin 2
27
38
55
NISSAN LEAF   Electric (Li-ion bat.)   ZEV
3.1
2.7
55
TOYOTA PRIUS d   1.8L 4, auto CVT   PZEV / Bin 3
51
48
54
HONDA INSIGHT   1.3L 4, auto CVT   PZEV
41
44
53
SMART FORTWO CABRIOLET / COUPE   1.0L 3, manual [P]   ULEV II / Bin 5
34
38
53
SCION IQ   1.3L 4, auto CVT   ULEV II / Bin 5
36
37
52
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID e   1.5L 4, auto CVT   PZEV / Bin 2
44
44
52
LEXUS CT200H   1.8L 4, auto CVT   SULEV II / Bin 3
43
40
51
TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID LE   2.5L 4, auto CVT   PZEV / Bin 3
43
39
51
HONDA CR-Z   1.5L 4, auto CVT   PZEV
35
39
50
TOYOTA YARIS   1.5L 4, manual   ULEV II / Bin 5
30
38
50
[CNG] denotes compressed natural gas fuel.
[P] denotes premium gasoline.
"auto CVT" denotes continuously variable automatic transmission.
a A listing with two emission standards (e.g., Tier 2 bin 2/ PZEV) denotes a single vehicle carrying both a Federal and a California emission certification. Green Scores for such listings reflect the cleaner of the two certifications.
b Fuel economy for electric vehicles is provided in miles per kilowatt-hour.
c Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fuel economy given in gasoline-equivalent miles per gallon.
d The Toyota Prius V earns a Green Score of 51
e The Honda Civic Hybrid runs on a Lithium Ion battery

 

Scotty Starnes | February 21, 2012 at 8:26 PM | Tags: Chevy Volt, GM, greenest vehicles, President Obama, tax credits | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-6FF

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