- Washington, D.C. is the most vegetarian friendly city. (Source: PETA)
- Vermont leads the nation in daily consumption of fruits and veggies - 29.3% of adults eat the right amount. Next are Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, then California. (Source: America's Health Rankings).
- Portland, Oregon has the best bike culture. (Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation Report)
- Austin, Texas is the city with the biggest spenders, though not so green. (Source: Bundle Report)
Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label America. Show all posts
Friday, May 6, 2011
America By the Numbers
Our local newspaper is delivered every Thursday. Besides the newspaper, store ads, there is so called PARADE I come to like and read every time for some interesting information. Here is some numbers of America I would like to share with you related to Green.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Top Six Green Cars in America
Our 1997 Toyota Camry has been aging quickly, and cost us several garage trips to fix this or that recently. Thus, we are thinking to trade-in Camry for our next family vehicle. I would like it to be a fuel-efficient GREEN CAR, so I did some home work and came across the following list of top six greenest cars in America.
Emissions are a major factor in the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy's "Green Car" rankings, which the group has published annually since 1998. That's why the Civic GX tops the list despite fuel economy figures that are lower than the others. It runs on compressed natural, which is much cleaner burning than gasoline.
Emissions are why you won't find any diesel-powered cars on this list. Despite being very efficient, and much cleaner than they were in the past, diesel engines still emit more pollution than the most fuel-efficient gasoline cars.
EV rage: 100 miles
The Leaf burns no fuel at all, running purely on electricity. Electric power plants do burn fuel, and that's a factor taken into account in the ACEEE rankings. That's why the Leaf ranks second to the clean-burning Honda Civic GX.
The ForTwo, a two-seat car, relies on small size, light weight and a tiny three cylinder engine to get a great "Green Score." Besides contributing the car's fuel efficiency, weight itself was a big factor in the ACEEE's scoring. The assumption is that heavier cars create more waste and emissions in their manufacturing and disposal than lighter cars.
Hybrid cars rank highly based on fuel economy, but they pay a penalty because of their heavy battery packs. Cars that use nickel-metal batteries, as the Prius does, pay a higher penalty in the rankings because their batteries contain more toxic substances than do the lithium-ion batteries used in most plug-in cars.
Because its hybrid system operates differently from that in a Prius, the Civic Hybrid is more efficient in highway driving than in the city. It's also less efficient overall.
Honda launched the Insight as a less costly competitor to the Prius. Despite being a smaller car, its fuel economy is the same as the Civic Hybrid.
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#1: Honda Civic GX
Mileage: 24 city, 36 hwy, per gallon-equivalentEmissions are a major factor in the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy's "Green Car" rankings, which the group has published annually since 1998. That's why the Civic GX tops the list despite fuel economy figures that are lower than the others. It runs on compressed natural, which is much cleaner burning than gasoline.
Emissions are why you won't find any diesel-powered cars on this list. Despite being very efficient, and much cleaner than they were in the past, diesel engines still emit more pollution than the most fuel-efficient gasoline cars.
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#2: Nissan Leaf
Mileage: 106 city, 92 hwy, per gallon equivalentEV rage: 100 miles
The Leaf burns no fuel at all, running purely on electricity. Electric power plants do burn fuel, and that's a factor taken into account in the ACEEE rankings. That's why the Leaf ranks second to the clean-burning Honda Civic GX.
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#3: Smart ForTwo
Mileage: 33 city, 41 hwyThe ForTwo, a two-seat car, relies on small size, light weight and a tiny three cylinder engine to get a great "Green Score." Besides contributing the car's fuel efficiency, weight itself was a big factor in the ACEEE's scoring. The assumption is that heavier cars create more waste and emissions in their manufacturing and disposal than lighter cars.
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#4: Toyota Prius
Mileage: 51 city, 48 hwyHybrid cars rank highly based on fuel economy, but they pay a penalty because of their heavy battery packs. Cars that use nickel-metal batteries, as the Prius does, pay a higher penalty in the rankings because their batteries contain more toxic substances than do the lithium-ion batteries used in most plug-in cars.
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#5: Honda Civic Hybrid
Mileage: 40 city, 43 hwyBecause its hybrid system operates differently from that in a Prius, the Civic Hybrid is more efficient in highway driving than in the city. It's also less efficient overall.
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#6: Honda Insight
Mileage: 40 city, 43 hwyHonda launched the Insight as a less costly competitor to the Prius. Despite being a smaller car, its fuel economy is the same as the Civic Hybrid.
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