In some circles — particularly some automotive circles — larger is healthier. This explains the Hummer, for instance.
In its so-called “Meanest Listing” of a dozen fashions, the American Council for an Vitality-Environment friendly Financial system (ACEEE) makes no apologies for berating “the worst-performing mass market cars” bought in 2024 within the U.S. Essentially the most diminutive automotive on the record is a Chevy Corvette Z06.
On the high of this specific heap is the Mercedes-Benz AMG G63, a gas-powered SUV that the environmental company says was “the worst-performing car of the greater than 1,200 fashions assessed by Greener Vehicles and has an annual gasoline price over $4,000.” To not point out its MSRP of round $184,000.
Rank
Make & Mannequin
Powertrain
GreenScore
MSRP
Estimated AnnualFuel Price*
1
Mercedes-Benz AMG G63
Fuel
20
$184,000
$4,242
2
Ram 1500 TRX 4×4
Fuel
22
$98,335
$3,819
3
Ford F150 Raptor R
Fuel
24
$79,975
$3,777
4
Cadillac Escalade V
Fuel
26
$152,295
$3,388
5
Dodge Durango SRT
Fuel
26
$74,995
$3,332
6
Jeep Wrangler 4dr 4X4
Fuel
27
$35,895
$3,260
7
Jeep Grand Wagoneer 4×4
Fuel
28
$91,945
$3,058
8
Mercedes-Benz G550
Fuel
28
$143,000
$3,186
9
GMC Hummer EV SUV
EV
29
$98,845
$1,746
10
GMC Sierra
Fuel
29
$37,700
$3,069
11
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Fuel
30
$114,395
$3,169
12
Mercedes-Benz Maybach S680
Fuel
30
$234,300
$3,031
*ACEEE evaluation utilizing EIA information of the annual price of driving 15,000 miles
By way of numbers, the soiled dozen of the meanest contains seven SUVs and three vans. Lonely on the center of the record is the only real electrical, the GMC Hummer EV, which weighs in at 9,000 kilos. The council notes that “although EVs have decrease emissions than equally sized gasoline fashions, the Hummer demonstrates that dimension and effectivity, not simply gasoline supply, are vital components in a automotive’s environmental affect.”
It’s additionally price reminding potential consumers that the typical gasoline price of a car on the “Greenest Listing” eats up solely a fifth of the gasoline price of a car on the Meanest Listing, “exhibiting that greener choices may also be extra inexpensive.” The ACEEE additionally put out a “Greener Listing” of environment friendly gasoline and hybrid vehicles that do not require plugging in.
