Energy Overview
Energy Star
ENERGY STAR-labeled products use less energy than other products, save you money on utility bills, and help protect the environment. Look for the ENERGY STAR label on quality household appliances, home electronics, office equipment, heating and cooling equipment, windows, residential light fixtures, and more.
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 Best-Selling Hybrid Car
To date, the best-selling hybrid car is the Toyota Prius with over 200,000 sold in the USA through 2005. The Prius, launched on Oct. 14, 1997, is a hybrid-powertrain vehicle combining a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with a electric generator. The Prius cuts already ultra-low emissions by half, cuts smog chemicals by up to 90% and gets up to twice the mileage of a standard car. During one Japanese test cycle, the car achieved a fuel consumption of 77 mpg. Some Prius owners are adding supplemental battery packs to their hybrid cars and adapting them so they can be plugged in. These innovations have created cars known as "strong hybrids," or "plug-in hybrids" that, depending on their duty cycle, can get up to 200 mpg, with the extra energy coming from electricity that is charged into the cars during the night at off-peak rates. Depending on advances in battery technology, the hybrid car may be the transitional vehicle technology not towards a fuel cell car, but towards a 100% battery-powered car.
Most Eco-Friendly Gas-Powered Car
The SULEV-rated (Super Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle) Accord EX Sedan,
developed by Honda, has the lowest emission levels of any gas-powered car. A SULEV engine emits only 2.3 lbs of ozone-forming hydrocarbons per 100,000 miles of driving or 86% less than a Low Emission Vehicle (LEV).
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