Clean Cities 2011 Vehicle Buyers GuideMW ActiveHybridBMW ActiveHybrid 7s102300-106,200MSRPmpg city, 24 mpg highwayMW Active Hybrid X6S88, 900 MSRPGHG Scoresalade 4WD Hybrid,oL 8 cyl engineS76,390 MSRP20 mpg city, 23 mpg highwayAir Pollution score= 5Chevrolet Tahoe 1500 4WS53,540 MSRGHG Score=4
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5L 4 cyl engineS28, 100 MSRP1 mpg city, 36 mpg highwayGHG Score= 96oL 8 cyl engines54010Mcity, 23 mpg highwayAir Pollution Scorecity, 43GHG Score=gS19850MSCourtesy
Clean Cities 2011 Vehicle Buyers Guidenda Insight LX Hybrid520, 600 MSRP40 mpg city, 43 mpg highwayyunda Sonata 20T Hybr2
4L 4 cyl engineS26 000 MSRPmpg0Courtesy of YundaLexus Gs 450h RWD HybrS57950 MSR22 mpg city, 25 mpg highwayAir Pollution ScoreLexus Ls 600h L HybridGHG SC544, 825 MSRPAir Pollution score=7Courtesy of ToyotaHybrid Electri
Clean cities 2011 Vehicle Buver's GuideLincoln MKZ Hybrid25L4534 330 MSRg city, 36Mercedes Benz s400 Hybrid3
5L 6 cyl enS87950 MSRPg atyS55,790 MSRP21 mpg city, 24 mpg highwayAir Pollution Scorecurtesy of Mercedes-BenzMe25L 4 cyl engineAir Pollution scoreGHG SCS28, 345 MSRPAir Pollution score=7tesy of Ford Motor C
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Clean Cities 2011 Vehicle Buyer's GuideEthanolGMCFWD FFV30LS24,,250 MSRPGHG Score: E835 is a renewable fuel choic85 is a mix of 85%ethanol and 15% gasoline and is produced from plant feedstocksoday most ethanol in the US is made from corn, but in the near future, ethanol mabe made from owable resources includinggrasses, crop restraw, and fast-growing treesol from these materials and corn combined matually replace up to 40% of the gasoline we currentFlexible fuel vehicles can operate on gasoline or E85ng on E85, becantains less energy per gallon thate price of e85, howevecally 10% to 30% lower thael economy, Flexible fuel vehicles are distinguished byck of the vehicle, and they often have yellow fuel caps85 is widely available
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Clean Cities 2011 Vehicle Buyers GuideBuick Regal CXL TurboS28, 745 MSRPNo Other Information AvailablBuick Lucerne Cx533,130MSRPGHG Score: E85=4 Gasoline= 46
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Clean cities 2011Vehicle Buyer's GuideReducing the amount of petroleum used in light-duty vehicles ise increased availability of hybrid elecehicles, flexible fuel vehicles, and compressed natural gas arall-electric vehicles
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Clean Cities 2011 Vehicle Buyers Guideow to Use this guideThe 2011 vehicle Buyers Guide includes vehicle-specificspecifications, fuel economy, price, alpogas (GHG)on ratings with this information, you can compare similar vehicles to makeuel EconomyPA) city and highwaymy estimates, Fuel economy is measured undeaboratory, using EPA's standardized tests The citysimulawhich a vehirted with the engcold and driven in stop-and-go traffic, EPAs highway fuelmix of rural and interstate highway driving with a warmed-up engine, typical of longerps in free-flowing traffic Federal law requires manufacturers of light-duty vehicled in the United States to provide customers with the etimatee/Economy goutarting with model year (MY) 2011, fuel economy estimates are also supplied formedium-duty passenger veweighing up to 10,000s includesutilityVs) and passenger vades pickcks and cargo vaThe Air Pollution Score represents vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to localand regional air pollution and create
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Clean Cities 2011 Vehicle Buyers GuidePropaneE-250 Roush Clean Tech/ Ford4L8 cyl engGHG Score Unavailableicles with readible, clean-burning fuel that has been used in thend powers roughly 190, 000 vvehicle is typically two-thirds that of gasoline and is available through aergygov/afdc/locator/stahelp you identifyfueling locatioour aChoose your path to propaneht- and mediumGMC trucks and vans including the following models0 and 20Roush/ Ford 2010 and 2011 E-150, E-250, and E-350 vans(5 4L V8 engine)GMC/Chevrolet 2010 and 2011 3500 Savana and Express vans (6 OL V8 engine)GMC/Chevrolet 2010 and 2011 2500 and 3500 HD Sierra/Silverado pickup(6, OL V8 engine)These propane vehicles can be orderedghGeneral Motors(GM)deps Theytion's Auto choice system
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Clean Cities 2011 Vehicle Buyer's GuideAll-Electric vehiclesNissan Leafctric motor$32,780 MSRPper chargeCA, OR, WAAll-electric vehicles have zero tailpipe emissionsAll-electric vwered by batthat store electricCurrently available EVs can travel 100 to 200 miles on a single charge, dependingmodel According to the us
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Clean Cities 2011 Vehicle Buyer's GuideHybrid Electric Vehiclesd with a battery-powered electric motor HE Vs run on gasoline and dneed to be plugged in to recharge the battery Because HEvsthe time on battery power aloey require fewer fill-ups and are more economical to run Some HEvs achieve fuel economy of 40 to 50 miles per gallon They alsoproduceof tailpipe and GHG emissions than conventional vehiclybrid configuration affects performance and priceidle or low speeds
When speeds increase, the gasoline engine wectric motor to provide power Full hybrids are 25% to 40% more fuel efficient thanMild hybrids, also called"micro hybrids", use a battery and electric motor to helpsignals and in stop-and-go traffic, thus improving fuel economy Mild hybrids cannotpower the vehicle using electricity alone These vehicles costde lower fuel economy