In some circles — particularly some car circles — larger is healthier. This explains the Hummer, as an example.
In its so-called “Meanest List” of a dozen models, the American Council for an Power-Environment friendly Economic system (ACEEE) makes negative apologies for berating “the worst-performing mass market automobiles” offered in 2024 within the U.S. Probably the most diminutive automobile at the listing is a Chevy Corvette Z06.
On the lead of this actual heap is the Mercedes-Benz AMG G63, a gas-powered SUV that the environmental company says used to be “the worst-performing vehicle of the more than 1,200 models assessed by Greener Cars and has an annual fuel cost over $4,000.” To not point out its MSRP of round $184,000.
| Rank | Produce & Style | Powertrain | Inexperienced Rating |
MSRP | Estimated Annual Gasoline Price* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 | Gasoline | 20 | $184,000 | $4,242 |
| 2 | Ram 1500 TRX 4×4 | Gasoline | 22 | $98,335 | $3,819 |
| 3 | Ford F150 Raptor R | Gasoline | 24 | $79,975 | $3,777 |
| 4 | Cadillac Escalade V | Gasoline | 26 | $152,295 | $3,388 |
| 5 | Dodge Durango SRT | Gasoline | 26 | $74,995 | $3,332 |
| 6 | Jeep Wrangler 4dr 4X4 | Gasoline | 27 | $35,895 | $3,260 |
| 7 | Jeep Elegant Wagoneer 4×4 | Gasoline | 28 | $91,945 | $3,058 |
| 8 | Mercedes-Benz G550 | Gasoline | 28 | $143,000 | $3,186 |
| 9 | GMC Hummer EV SUV | EV | 29 | $98,845 | $1,746 |
| 10 | GMC Sierra | Gasoline | 29 | $37,700 | $3,069 |
| 11 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | Gasoline | 30 | $114,395 | $3,169 |
| 12 | Mercedes-Benz Maybach S680 | Gasoline | 30 | $234,300 | $3,031 |
| *ACEEE research the usage of EIA information of the yearly value of riding 15,000 miles | |||||
Relating to numbers, the grimy quantity of the meanest comprises seven SUVs and 3 trucks. Alone on the center of the listing is the only real electrical, the GMC Hummer EV, which weighs in at 9,000 kilos. The council notes that “though EVs have lower emissions than similarly sized gasoline models, the Hummer demonstrates that size and efficiency, not just fuel source, are important factors in a car’s environmental impact.”
It’s additionally utility reminding potential patrons that the typical gasoline value of a car at the “Greenest List” eats up just a 5th of the gasoline value of a car at the Meanest Checklist, “showing that greener options can also be more affordable.” The ACEEE additionally spill out a “Greener List” of efficient gasoline and hybrid cars that don’t require plugging in.
