Accidentally Green
I have a 12-year-old SUV. I also have a Super-Ultra Low Emission Vehicle. I get some hazing from my left leaning buddies about the SUV but when I tell them I have a SULEV complying with the latest green standards, they want to see it. I show them my 12-year-old SUV. I have but one vehicle.
Turns out I learned that my 1995 Nissan Pathfinder, one that has played a poster-boy that is leading us into Global Warming Hell, is actually in the same emissions class as the Prius. And I got the emissions test to prove it.
In the meantime, some research into vehicle rankings show that my SUV isn't the only one that is among the greenest. Also, some of the sedans and compacts that one would think are atmospherically benign are among the worst offenders.
Part of the equation is the small 150 HP engine in my truck compared to, say, a 303 HP engine in a compact sport sedan. One of these vehicles may be over-powered. With one engine being twice as powerful as the other, you have to consider the amount of fuel enabling that.
It's something to think about as you consider just who exactly is the bad guy when it comes to air pollution and greenhouse gases.
Turns out I learned that my 1995 Nissan Pathfinder, one that has played a poster-boy that is leading us into Global Warming Hell, is actually in the same emissions class as the Prius. And I got the emissions test to prove it.
In the meantime, some research into vehicle rankings show that my SUV isn't the only one that is among the greenest. Also, some of the sedans and compacts that one would think are atmospherically benign are among the worst offenders.
Part of the equation is the small 150 HP engine in my truck compared to, say, a 303 HP engine in a compact sport sedan. One of these vehicles may be over-powered. With one engine being twice as powerful as the other, you have to consider the amount of fuel enabling that.
It's something to think about as you consider just who exactly is the bad guy when it comes to air pollution and greenhouse gases.
posted by sweeper at 4:42 PM
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