How "Green" is your car?

[Prngr44]

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

Pretty interesting site that lets you calculate your annual fuel costs, consumption of barrels of gas per year, ecological footprint, etc.

Enjoy!

[kimchicowboy]

pretty dang green. i don't have a car, so i walk a lot. :)

[brainsmile]

my car is white

[MikeD]

On their environmental scale of 2.9-14.9, came in 7.6. Meh, not too bad. Crash test ratings weren't bad, either...

[Arch113]

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 4WD


EPA Fuel Economy


Fuel Type

Regular Gasoline

MPG (city) 13
MPG (highway) 17
MPG (combined) 14


Average User MPG 14.8


Fuel Economics

Cost to Drive 25 Miles $4.11
Fuel to Drive 25 Miles 1.79 gal

Annual Fuel Cost* $2463


* Based on 15000 annual miles and a fuel price of $ 2.30 per gallon . Use Your Gas Prices & Annual Miles


Annual Petroleum Consumption
(1 barrel=42 gallons)

24.5 barrels/year


Environment


Greenhouse Gas Emissions* Greenhouse gas emissions from your car contribute to climate change. Cars with better gas mileage emit less greenhouse gases. Click for more info.


12.6 tons/year


Air Pollution Score

Score = 00


Size Class

Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD
Engine Size (liters) 5.3
Cylinders 8
Transmission Automatic (4 speed)
Drive 4WD or AWD
Gas Guzzler no

[DarkFury]

my car is white

2 Red ones here... (actually I only have one car... the other is a truck. :D )

[mechmike0034]

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/compx2005f.jsp?year=1994&make=Cadillac&model=Fleetwood
Not as bad as I expected.

[thresher]

When I entered my hotrod the website froze for a second, then told me to F off. :)
http://www.fishgazam.com/gallery/threshers_hotrod/Threshers%20Hotrod018_med.jpg

[Prngr44]

When I entered my hotrod the website froze for a second, then told me to F off. :)
http://www.fishgazam.com/gallery/threshers_hotrod/Threshers%20Hotrod018_med.jpg

Haha. Nice ride though!

Mine's horrible for emissions too... a Ford Ranger.

:shrug:

[mechmike0034]

Sweet ride, Thresh...

[VTGreg]

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

Pretty interesting site that lets you calculate your annual fuel costs, consumption of barrels of gas per year, ecological footprint, etc.

Enjoy!

Any idea if this site uses the new MPG ratings?

[Airencracken]

3.8 tons of Greenhouse gases per year
Pollution score of 3
7.1 barrels of fuel per year

:D

[Houdini]

14.9 bbl/year

Pollution score of 2 based on the first map.

8 tons GHG/year.


Personally, I doubt those results, though they might make sense for me. The EPA stats lowball my mileage and miles driven. I get closer to 32-34 on the highway at 80 or so. And I drive a lot, so that probably compensates for that. So I know, at least, when I'm on the interstate, I'm doing as well as a lot of hybrids. When I'm in the city, I'm having more fun while arguably being a helluva lot safer. It's a tradeoff.

Plus I keep my car immaculately , am always looking for ways to boost power or increase efficiency (thinking that boosting power will make me use less gas as often to get up to speeds I like,) etc. A quick blast to 40 with a SC in 2nd or 3rd get will keep the revs and total gas less than a run from first. The cool thing is my variably clutched AC, so when it's not needed as much, it doesn't load the engine as much. Those Germans take a lot into account. Otherwise my car would be a pollutin' emmeffer.

Now my old 92 Camaro V6 probably polluted like a monster. Except for the AC system. Retrofitted that to harmless R134 years ago.

[brainsmile]

2006 Vehicles by Bugatti
Model MPG
(city) MPG
(hwy) Annual
Fuel
Cost*
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
(tons/yr)*
EPA
Air
Pollution
Score
From 0 to 10 (best)


Bugatti Veyron
16 cyl, 8 L, Auto(S6), Premium 8 15 $3750 17.50


Annual Fuel Costs and Greenhouse Gas Estimates are based on 45% highway driving, 55% city driving, and 15000 annual miles.

Assumed Fuel Prices:


Regular: 2.30
Premium: 2.50
Diesel: 2.49
CNG: 1.45
Electricity: 0.08 per kilowatt hour
E85: 2.11
LPG: 1.70

[Prngr44]

Any idea if this site uses the new MPG ratings?

The main site currently does not. According to the FAQs the new calculation method only applies to '08s and on.

I did manage to find a comparison calculator that shows your vehicles "new" MPG using this new calculation method.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calculatorSelectYear.jsp

[gear02]

My car is very green. It's a green civic :)