best car for the environment?

Question

i don't exactly own a gas guzzler but it guzzles more than i like. i would like to buy a car that is economical but has to have a bit of an estate bit as i have a dog. which make of car offers the best fuel economy/greener - i know driving full stop is bad for the environment so no comments on that please!

Ha-ha. ha-ha.

oh yeh right, i'll get a range rover then -

what's a 'hybrid' car?

i'm thinking a toyota then ...?

Answer 1

The best car for the environment is the Tesla Roadster, which is an all-electric $100,000 sports car. For those of us with smaller budgets though, the Toyota Prius hatchback is as close as it gets. It starts at around $20,000 and goes to about $29,000.

It has plenty of cargo and passenger space, and is a Hybrid, meaning it runs partly on gasoline and partly on electricity, which is produced through regenerative braking. (when you brake the car, the motor recaptures the kinetic energy from the brakes and converts it to electricity)

The Prius, despite being almost 3 years into its design, is still highly in demand and still has waitlists in certain areas. So keep that in mind when shopping.

Another alternative is the $22,000 Honda Civic Hybrid, but it is a sedan and therefore less practical than the hatchback configuration of the Prius.

Answer 2

A hybrid car runs on electricity, typically at speeds below 40 MPH. A gas engine supplies power above that speed and also charges the batteries that run the electric motor. They cost a bit more, but if you do a lot of slower driving, they'll save you the difference in fuel costs.

Answer 3

Fossil fueled-fired skill flowers are greater effective than a vehicle's inner combustion engine, the electrical powered vehicle is greater skill effective and produces much less usual pollution. Even making use of electrical energy from coal, an electric powered vehicle is 4 p.c. greater effective than a gas burning version of a similar vehicle. electric powered autos rather have a a lot decrease or no call for for many of the risky, polluting fluids utilized in a in many cases used autos. Motor oil, anti-freeze and different hazadous dripping/seepage is a given. some drippage comes from the two under the motor/transmission/radiator or out the tail pipe. ignored actuality: The gas vehicle additionally sits at supply up lights and supply up indications idling (not offering you with something in return for the gas you're burning whilst waiting for a green easy or whilst caught in site visitors jams). And the gas vehicle additionally consistently makes use of severe gas on each and every acceleration far off from those supply up indications. On a common holiday to paintings, what number cases do you return to an entire supply up ? you're only SITTING & dropping gas whilst exhaust maintains to go out the tail pipe - site visitors jams are worse, for you won't be able to turn off your vehicle on a limited-get admission to highway while issues visit a circulate slowly.

Answer 4

a honda civic, honda fit, or toyota prius would be best. then again, i don't know what kind of dog you have. if it's the size of a small horse, none of those cars will work. maybe one of the small suvs would be better for you. you can buy a mercury mariner hybrid now and they look pretty nice.

Answer 5

Get a cardboard box. Draw some wheels on it. Fix 2 loops of string at the sides. Climb in and put string over shoulders. Say 'broombroom' and speed away. Amazing what legs and a bit of Blue Peter imagination can be good for..

Answer 6

Ford Taurus

Answer 7

Do exactly as the government want, go by bus. You can easily get a double decker for £7500 and you can use bus lanes which means less standing starts, therefore you'll use less fuel!!!!!

Answer 8

Range Rover 4.0 Vogue, ideal

Answer 9

Kiddie car. Pedal operated.

Answer 10

toyota vios or any of the hybrid car.