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GMC Hummer EV joins gas-guzzlers in list of meanest for the environment

Baua Electric

The 2024 American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment includes the expected array of gas-guzzling trucks—but also one EV. The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV was ranked ninth on the list , between the GMC Sierra pickup truck and Mercedes-Benz G550 SUV.

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Report: The GMC Hummer EV Isn't That Great for the Environment

The Truth About Cars

The GMC Hummer EV SUV ranked high on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment, placing only slightly better than the gas-powered Mercedes-Benz G 550 SUV. On the flip side of that statement, it was the only EV on the meanest list, so that’s something to consider.

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These are the 2024 World Car of the Year Winners

The Truth About Cars

7 Many of those names are familiar to Americans, but the list of candidates for awards is where things get really interesting. 7 Many of those names are familiar to Americans, but the list of candidates for awards is where things get really interesting. KG Mobility from South Korea also made the list of candidates.

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New Hybrids Enter List Of Cars With Highest Gas Mileage Ever

Green Car Reports

Look down the list of the most fuel-efficient vehicles sold in the U.S, and only a small handful had been built in the previous decade--cars such as the familiar Prius, and the all-too-brief but brilliant first-generation Honda Insight hybrid. Back in 2010, we asked why so few of today''s cars were among the most fuel efficient ever.

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Toyota Tops List Of Green Brands, VW & Honda Close Behind

Green Car Reports

To make matters worse, its popular Prius was recently lost its #1 spot on the EPA's list of fuel-efficient cars. But not to worry: the automaker just landed atop a different list, and it's now the greenest brand in the world.

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EPA Says Toyota Prius Hybrid No Longer 'Most Fuel-Efficient'

Green Car Reports

Ask Americans about fuel-efficient cars, and many will name the iconic Toyota Prius hybrid, with gas mileage rated by the EPA at a combined 50 miles per gallon. So you'd expect the EPA to rank the Prius as the best midsize car on its list of Most and Least Fuel Efficient Cars, right? It's not there.

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2012 Toyota Prius V Station Wagon: First Drive Review

Green Car Reports

Toyota executives will go to extraordinary, absurd lengths to avoid defining the body style of the new 2012 Toyota Prius V. Presented with a list of alternatives--sedan, hatchback, minivan, station wagon, sport utility vehicle?--he Bob Carter, brand sales chief for Toyota Motors in the U.S.,

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