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Subject: diesel ranks almost as clean as hybrids

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Troy Heagy, Nov 19, 2013.

  1. Troy Heagy

    Troy Heagy Member

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    he greenercars environmentalist website ranks all cars cleanliness (from factory to disposal). They list the Prius ICE-based car every bit as efficient/clean as an EV.

    They also rank the new diesels (designed to run on sulfur-free fuel) as being only a few percent less clean than the Prius & other hybrids:

    55 Prius, Civic hybrid
    51 Fusion hybrid
    47 Jetta TDI, Audi A3, Gulf TDI
    46 Beetle TDI, Passat TDI

    Out of 100 max score. The cleanest cars ever made (according to greenercars) were the ICE-based Civic CNG, and the 70 mpg Insight hybrid (both ranked 4% cleaner than the Prius or an EV)
     
    #1 Troy Heagy, Nov 19, 2013
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    Please don't compute percent difference when using an arbitrary number rating system. It is not valid.
     
    #2 xpcman, Nov 19, 2013
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    Maybe it's because a lot of EV's essentially run on COAL or NUCLEAR power?:confused:

    When they come out with a diesel hybrid for the same price as a Prius I'll take a look.

    But anyway, I didn't buy a Prius because it was the most green. It's the most economical mid size car you can buy, (and it's green).;)
     
    #3 Clark Grizwold, Nov 19, 2013
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