I know this has been brought up before, but I want to mention this again, since this continues to be a sore place for me because my building is LEED certified, and they base their parking off of this list. As in... I cannot get a parking pass unless my vehicle is on this list or I become some very important person to rate my own special spot.
Here is their website: greenercars.org | the most comprehensive and scientific environmental vehicle ratings resource
Here is the download for the list of cars that score at least a 40: http://greenercars.org/LEED2014.zip
So every time we get a new employee it is always asked what the parking situation is like. And the question gets asked if they have a green car then they can get parking much easier here. Normally the guys I work with drive like a Passat TDI, a Prius, a Volt, or some such other car that would generally be considered pretty high on the "green" scale. But now I found out that one of our guys got a pass for his Hyundai Veloster... and I have to ask myself, why? This thing scores a 45 on their scale, which isn't just "passing" but considered pretty high. So I started digging through the list, and find cars like this:
How in the world does this even remotely make sense? None of these cars are what I would ever consider "fuel efficient". Anyway, I sent them a nasty gram email complaining to them yet again about this. Especially when they claim: "independent, nonprofit research group dedicated to advancing energy efficiency... blah blah blah"...
if you want to express your anger over this I would greatly appreciate it... please send all hate mail to:
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
529 14th St, N.W. Suite 600
Washington, DC 20045
Phone: (202) 507-4000
Fax: (202) 429-2248
Email: [email protected]
Here is their website: greenercars.org | the most comprehensive and scientific environmental vehicle ratings resource
Here is the download for the list of cars that score at least a 40: http://greenercars.org/LEED2014.zip
So every time we get a new employee it is always asked what the parking situation is like. And the question gets asked if they have a green car then they can get parking much easier here. Normally the guys I work with drive like a Passat TDI, a Prius, a Volt, or some such other car that would generally be considered pretty high on the "green" scale. But now I found out that one of our guys got a pass for his Hyundai Veloster... and I have to ask myself, why? This thing scores a 45 on their scale, which isn't just "passing" but considered pretty high. So I started digging through the list, and find cars like this:
Year | Make | Model | City | Hwy | Score |
2014 | Porche | Boxster | 21 | 30 | 40 |
2012 | Ford | Mustang | 19 | 31 | 40 |
2014 | Chrysler | 200 | 20 | 31 | 40 |
2011 | Lotus | Elise | 20 | 26 | 40 |
2014 | Acura | TSX | 21 | 29 | 40 |
How in the world does this even remotely make sense? None of these cars are what I would ever consider "fuel efficient". Anyway, I sent them a nasty gram email complaining to them yet again about this. Especially when they claim: "independent, nonprofit research group dedicated to advancing energy efficiency... blah blah blah"...
if you want to express your anger over this I would greatly appreciate it... please send all hate mail to:
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
529 14th St, N.W. Suite 600
Washington, DC 20045
Phone: (202) 507-4000
Fax: (202) 429-2248
Email: [email protected]