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SUVs
"...picking a large sport utility vehicle that goes two miles farther on a gallon of gasoline than the least-efficient SUVs would have an impact on emissions of global warming gases about five times larger than replacing five 60-watt incandescent bulbs. The dollar savings would be about 10 times larger.
"For example, buying an SUV with fuel economy rated at 16 miles per gallon instead of 14--say a Chrysler Pacifica or a Buick Rendezvous, instead of a Chevrolet Tahoe or GMC Yukon--cuts oil consumption and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by three and a half times more than saving 2 miles per gallon in a typical car--going from, say, the 23 miles per gallon consumption of a v-6 Camry to the 25 miles per gallon of a Saturn Ion or a Honda Accord hybrid.
"Two miles per gallon may mean nothing more than picking a vehicle with the standard engine instead of the souped-up version, or picking the vehicle that has the best fuel economy in its size class."
...The New York Times, 12-30-06, B-4