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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:18 PM Original message |
What's the Greenest Car on the Road? |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. Probably the Green Hornets' |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The Black Beauty? |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. The neighbor's old Ford Taurus. Yep. It is green. REALLY green. Not pretty, just green. |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. This one: |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. Yay! I'm calling my Wrangler the Rainbow Warrior. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. I always thought turbodiesels were the greenest |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. I don't know about that... |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
7. "CNW's conclusions were "lame scuttlebutt masquerading as science." |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I know there is a lot of rancor about their findings. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Just from the little I read |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. You are probably right. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
9. Do they take into account how the individual drives? |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I knew you'd show up, lol! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I agree. |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I'm with you. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 09:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. Yes, it's the standard for F1 cars |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 10:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
36. It's generally assumed that "greener" cars use less fuel per mile driven |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. Unbalanced analysis |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. How many new coal-fired generating plants will be needed... |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Go ahead |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Unbalanced interpretation perhaps. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. There are better ways to handle the development burden |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. But isn't development part of the problem? |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I'd say biased, agendaed analysis. |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. No argument there. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. Ah, good ole CNW and their BS "studies" |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Thanks for posting Toyota's response to their previous study! |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Yeah, that's ridiculous. Priuses are used by couriers and taxis and often get well over |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. The previous study was correct at the time. |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Good points, Xithras. |
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siligut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
14. Tesla...want |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
20. This one |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. That's a twofer! |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. This one's greener. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. Citroen 2cv recycled tin can car. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
35. Actually, the greenest car is called simply...Geoff. |
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