Comments on: News flash! Chevy Tahoe Hybrid is LA’s “Green Car of the Year” http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:20:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Juniper http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-88277 Juniper Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:40:13 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-88277 Hey Katie The 2008 land cruiser is rated at 13 city 18 hwy. I guess the Truth is the Tahoe Hybrid gets 50% better mileage than the T Cruiser. Hey Katie
The 2008 land cruiser is rated at 13 city 18 hwy. I guess the Truth is the Tahoe Hybrid gets 50% better mileage than the T Cruiser.

]]> By: 928sport http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87185 928sport Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:54:03 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87185 I would think that the way this is going we will see a Kenworth as the green car of the year next!Give me a break! I would think that the way this is going we will see a Kenworth as the green car of the year next!Give me a break!

]]> By: SherbornSean http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87169 SherbornSean Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:44:20 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87169 I think Katie lives in an imperial (gallon) world. I think Katie lives in an imperial (gallon) world.

]]> By: stuki http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87168 stuki Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:41:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87168 “Think about it people, if you need to tow while hauling people & stuff, (yes, there are people who actually use SUV’s to do this) these new hybrid SUV’s will provide the ‘green’ credentials. Going from 14 mpg up to 20+ mpg is quite an impressive improvement.” If you do all your towing in stop and go traffic in the city, that is. “Think about it people, if you need to tow while hauling people & stuff, (yes, there are people who actually use SUV’s to do this) these new hybrid SUV’s will provide the ‘green’ credentials. Going from 14 mpg up to 20+ mpg is quite an impressive improvement.”

If you do all your towing in stop and go traffic in the city, that is.

]]> By: Raskolnikov http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87161 Raskolnikov Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:58:41 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87161 Think about it people, if you need to tow while hauling people & stuff, (yes, there are people who actually use SUV's to do this) these new hybrid SUV's will provide the 'green' credentials. Going from 14 mpg up to 20+ mpg is quite an impressive improvement. And Katie: "can get" means nothing with regards to mpg. I 'can get' 35 mpg in my Roadmaster if I'm on a flat highway going 45 mph. The Tahoe hybrid CAN get better than 22 mpg if you want it to. You can only get 13 mpg in your Land Cruiser, too, if you drive like Tony Stewart. Think about it people, if you need to tow while hauling people & stuff, (yes, there are people who actually use SUV’s to do this) these new hybrid SUV’s will provide the ‘green’ credentials. Going from 14 mpg up to 20+ mpg is quite an impressive improvement.

And Katie: “can get” means nothing with regards to mpg. I ‘can get’ 35 mpg in my Roadmaster if I’m on a flat highway going 45 mph. The Tahoe hybrid CAN get better than 22 mpg if you want it to. You can only get 13 mpg in your Land Cruiser, too, if you drive like Tony Stewart.

]]> By: stuntnun http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87154 stuntnun Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:26:21 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87154 dwford :I love it! Ford is so down in the dumps, they can’t even get the Escape Hybrid on the list of nominees!!!--- Mazda tribute? thats weird no wholly owned Japanese company is on that list unless you didn't print them all. dwford :I love it! Ford is so down in the dumps, they can’t even get the Escape Hybrid on the list of nominees!!!— Mazda tribute? thats weird no wholly owned Japanese company is on that list unless you didn’t print them all.

]]> By: z31 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87142 z31 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:43:22 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87142 <em> KatiePuckrik : A Toyota Land Cruiser (Huge monster!) can get 22.2mpg on a 4 litre engine in mixed driving styles. No hybrid powertrain necessary!</em> Maybe an old one, the current one (in the US) is rated for 13/18 MPG. They have the 5.7 V8 now. http://www.toyota.com/landcruiser/specs.html Oh and "can get" != EPA estimates. KatiePuckrik :
A Toyota Land Cruiser (Huge monster!) can get 22.2mpg on a 4 litre engine in mixed driving styles. No hybrid powertrain necessary!

Maybe an old one, the current one (in the US) is rated for 13/18 MPG. They have the 5.7 V8 now.

http://www.toyota.com/landcruiser/specs.html

Oh and “can get” != EPA estimates.

]]> By: Qwerty http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87135 Qwerty Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:16:03 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87135 Now we know why GM is not profitable. They are spending huge amounts of money on bribes. Now we know why GM is not profitable. They are spending huge amounts of money on bribes.

]]> By: polpo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87127 polpo Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:29:50 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87127 So that's it. Hybrids have officially jumped the shark. So that’s it. Hybrids have officially jumped the shark.

]]> By: Cammy Corrigan http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87119 Cammy Corrigan Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:58:02 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87119 For the record, I couldn't believe all the GM bashing on here. I thought "No way! GM do something right and we still flame them!". So I went to the GM website to do a little research. Apparently, I was wrong and you lot were right. The Chevy Tahoe hybrid can't get more than 22mpg in optimal conditions (i.e 2WD and highway driving)! 22mpg?! Are GM adding these hybrids to improve fuel efficiency or to improve "green" credibility?! A Toyota Land Cruiser (Huge monster!) can get 22.2mpg on a 4 litre engine in mixed driving styles. No hybrid powertrain necessary! I gave GM a chance and I backed the wrong horse! P.S I also found out on the GM website that are having a "red tag" sale event! So get them while stocks last. Which will probably be about 100+ days at the last inventory count.......! For the record, I couldn’t believe all the GM bashing on here. I thought “No way! GM do something right and we still flame them!”. So I went to the GM website to do a little research.

Apparently, I was wrong and you lot were right. The Chevy Tahoe hybrid can’t get more than 22mpg in optimal conditions (i.e 2WD and highway driving)! 22mpg?! Are GM adding these hybrids to improve fuel efficiency or to improve “green” credibility?! A Toyota Land Cruiser (Huge monster!) can get 22.2mpg on a 4 litre engine in mixed driving styles. No hybrid powertrain necessary!

I gave GM a chance and I backed the wrong horse!

P.S I also found out on the GM website that are having a “red tag” sale event! So get them while stocks last. Which will probably be about 100+ days at the last inventory count…….!

]]> By: Raskolnikov http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87117 Raskolnikov Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:55:41 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87117 Dammit. I wish I could post a picture of an old green Pinto here. Dammit. I wish I could post a picture of an old green Pinto here.

]]> By: quasimondo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87110 quasimondo Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:14:59 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87110 As green as a LS600hL As green as a LS600hL

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87109 Kevin Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:11:49 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87109 So a vehicle that's as large as a Jr. High School football stadium is "Green"? Yeah ... right... Meanwhile I'll keep chugging along in my 14-year-old jalopy Civic that gets 40 mpg. So a vehicle that’s as large as a Jr. High School football stadium is “Green”? Yeah … right… Meanwhile I’ll keep chugging along in my 14-year-old jalopy Civic that gets 40 mpg.

]]> By: guyincognito http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87085 guyincognito Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:00:56 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87085 Also, later today they will announce that Los Angeles is the winner of green city of the year! Also, later today they will announce that Los Angeles is the winner of green city of the year!

]]> By: rpn453 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87083 rpn453 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:51:39 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87083 I drive a car that easily beats the "Green Car of the Year" in fuel economy. It also consumed less than half the energy and resources of the Tahoe hybrid to make it in the first place. I guess I'm officially a hard-core environmentalist now. I'm so proud of myself. Woo-hoo. Time to party. I drive a car that easily beats the “Green Car of the Year” in fuel economy. It also consumed less than half the energy and resources of the Tahoe hybrid to make it in the first place. I guess I’m officially a hard-core environmentalist now. I’m so proud of myself. Woo-hoo. Time to party.

]]> By: Frank Williams http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87070 Frank Williams Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:13:42 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87070 "Newness" is one factor they consider in selecting the nominees.  The Mercury Mariner Hybrid (Escape clone) won the award for 2006. The Camry Hybrid won it last year. "Newness" is one factor they consider in selecting the nominees.  The Mercury Mariner Hybrid (Escape clone) won the award for 2006. The Camry Hybrid won it last year.

]]> By: dwford http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-87067 dwford Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/chevy-tahoe-is-las-green-car-of-the-year/#comment-87067 I love it! Ford is so down in the dumps, they can't even get the Escape Hybrid on the list of nominees!!! I love it! Ford is so down in the dumps, they can’t even get the Escape Hybrid on the list of nominees!!!

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