I kid you not. The state of California sued six of the biggest car manufacturers in the world, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused billions of dollars in damages.
The car manufacturers named include General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Daimler Chrysler (US), Honda (North America) and Nissan (North America).
This is the first lawsuit of its kind. It may not amount to much. But it may and can get the car manufacturers to be more considerate of the environment.
Many of them are already investing in R&D to develop ‘greener’ cars. Honda has a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) model called the FCX which emits nothing but water vapour.
I have here the list of the 10 greenest cars of 2006:
|
Make and Model |
Specifications a |
Green Score |
|
HONDA INSIGHT |
1.0L 3, auto CVT |
57 |
|
HONDA CIVIC GX |
1.7L 4, auto CVT [CNG] c |
57 |
|
TOYOTA PRIUS |
1.5L 4, auto CVT |
55 |
|
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID |
1.3L 4, auto CVT |
53 |
|
TOYOTA COROLLA |
1.8L 4, manual |
46 |
|
HYUNDAI ACCENT |
1.6L 4, manual |
45 |
|
KIA RIO / RIO 5 |
1.6L 4, manual |
45 |
|
HONDA CIVIC |
1.8L 4, auto |
44 |
|
MAZDA 3 |
2.0L 4, manual |
44 |
|
PONTIAC VIBE / |
1.8L 4, manual |
44 |
|
CHEVROLET COBALT |
2.2L 4, manual |
43 |
|
SATURN ION |
2.2L 4, manual |
43 |
and the top 10 cars that damages the environment the most in 2006:
|
Make and Model |
Specifications |
Green |
|
DODGE RAM SRT10 |
8.3L 10, auto [P] |
12 |
|
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO |
6.2L 12, manual 4wd [P] |
16 |
|
BENTLEY ARNAGE |
6.8L 8, auto [P] |
17 |
|
DODGE DURANGO |
4.7L 8, auto 4wd c |
17 |
|
DODGE RAM 1500 |
4.7L 8, auto 4wd c |
17 |
|
MAYBACH 57S |
6.0L 12, auto [P] |
17 |
|
HUMMER H2 b |
6.0L 8, auto 4wd |
18 |
|
FERRARI F141 |
5.9L 12, manual [P] |
18 |
|
FORD F-250 b |
5.4L 8, auto 4wd |
18 |
|
GMC YUKON XL K2500 b |
6.0L 8, auto 4wd |
18 |
|
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG |
4.2L 8, auto stk 4wd [P] |
18 |
|
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K2500 b |
6.0L 8, auto 4wd |
19 |
8.3L?
Are all these too little too late?
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