Green Guide to Cars and Trucks Model Year 1998

John Decicco; Martin Thomas

ISBN 10: 0918249333 / ISBN 13: 9780918249333

Published by Amer Council for an Energy, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Green Guide to Cars and Trucks Model Year 1998
• Publisher: Amer Council for an Energy
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0918249333
• ISBN 13: 9780918249333
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

This pathbreaking new Guide ranks cars and trucks according to environmental friendliness. Consumers can use it to compare cars, vans, pickups, and sport utility vehicles by their environmental impacts, including air pollution, global warming, and fuel efficiency.

Inside the Guide: how to buy the cleanest and most efficient vehicle that meets your needs; "green scores" for all 1998 makes and models, listed by class--compact, midsize, and large cars; vans; pickups; and sport utilities; a "best of '98" list featuring the "greenest models in each class; listings for electric and other alternative fuels' vehicles in addition to gasoline and diesel vehicles; tips on keeping your vehicle running cleanly and efficiency; educational and consumer information about the environmental impacts of vehicles covering global warming and health effects of vehicle pollution.

The easy-to-use listings will help consumers find the "greenest" model that meets their needs and fits their budgets.

About the Author

John DeCicco is a senior associate with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) where he focuses on improving the efficiency of transportation energy use. He has conducted studies of opportunities for improving car and light truck fuel economy, the role of transportation in addressing global climate change, and the economic and job creation benefits of energy efficiency improvements. He is co-editor of the study, Energy Innovations: A Prosperous Path to a Clean Environment; the book, He received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Princeton University in 1988 where he was associated with the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies.

Martin Thomas is a research assistant at ACEEE where he works on transportation energy issues. His work includes modeling vehicle fuel economy and emissions and life cycle analysis of the environmental impacts of automobiles. Before joining ACEEE, he worked as a research assistant of vehicle emissions at Los Alamos National Laboratory and at the University of Michigan. He holds an M.S. in physics from the University of Michigan.