I don’t believe this … Green Car .com has named the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid 2008 Green Car of the Year [archive link]. This gargantuan obesemobile has a 6 litre engine which gets a dismal 21 mpg (about 11 l/100 km in real money). But it’s okay, because it’s a hybrid! Well, bravo Chevrolet! Your greed and stupidity is killing us all.
The forum comments are funny: http://www.ehow.com/community/forums/topic_27997_the-22mpg-hwy-green-car-of-the-year.aspx
I honestly wish we could just skip the Hybrid concept and move on to new ideas – electric/hydrogen etc… because you end up stuff like the Tahoe. I have a hard time understanding ads that trumpet a 35 MPG car, when my 1993 VW Golf (TD) gets 50 MPG. Let’s move on, folks.
Hydrogen has efficiency problems – read Joseph Romm’s book to find out what they are.