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Old Jan 31, 2014 | 02:19 PM
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G63 AMG and G550 Rank Among 12 Meanest Vehicles to Environment



The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released a list of 12 cars and trucks that are good at being bad for the environment. The list, titled “Meanest Vehicles for the Environment in 2014” uses something called a “Green Score” to measure a car’s or truck’s environmental friendliness. Factors such as tailpipe emissions […]

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Old Jan 31, 2014 | 04:04 PM
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how many tax dollars did the braintrust at the ACEEE spend concluding that these cars were bad for the environment? i think they could have saved their time and my money by looking up individual MPG statistics. good lord.
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Old Jan 31, 2014 | 04:11 PM
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Too bad they dont factor in the emission it takes to build Lithium ion battery's in the Prius... If they did Prius would be number 1 on the list lol. Same goes for all hybrids that is...
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Old Feb 1, 2014 | 12:10 AM
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So true!!! What will they do with all the old batteries that will soon need to be replaced on all the hybrid cars??? Leave the in a landfill
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Too bad they dont factor in the emission it takes to build Lithium ion battery's in the Prius... If they did Prius would be number 1 on the list lol. Same goes for all hybrids that is...
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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They also don't have to know I turn eco mode off every time I start mine
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