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Green my ride!

How rethinking an NBA team's fleet can help the earth

Posted: Wednesday March 7, 2007 11:51AM; Updated: Wednesday March 7, 2007 12:06PM
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Not all professional athletes collect cars, but they all drive one -- or have a driver who does. What can they do to help their planet? Here's what one NBA team could do. (For more information on energy-efficient vehicles, click here.)

Making over an NBA team's auto fleet
Position What he drives MPG City MPG Hwy What he could drive MPG City MPG Hwy
G '06 Hummer H3 16 20 '07 Honda Civic GX 28 39
F-C '06 BMW Coupe 19 27 '07 Toyota Prius 60 51
G-F '07 Ford Expedition 14 20 '07 Honda Civic Hybrid 49 51
F-C '04 Lincoln Navigator 13 18 '07 Nissan Altima Hybrid 41 36
G '07 Range Rover 13 19 '07 Toyota Yaris 34 39
C '06 Audi 20 28 '07 KIA Rio/Rio 5 32 35
F-G '06 BMW Convertible 15 23 '07 Hyundai Accent 32 35
G '04 Aston Martin 12 19 '07 Honda FIT 33 38
C '04 Lincoln Navigator 13 18 '07 Toyota Corolla 32 41
C '02 Chrysler Truck 13 17 '07 Hyundai Elantra 28 36
F '05 BMW 7-Series 18 26 '07 Ford Fusion 23 31
G-F '07 Jaguar Koming 19 28 '07 KIA Optima 24 34
F-C '06 Bentley Arnage 10 14 '06 Honda Civic GX NGB 28 39
G '06 Range Rover 14 18 '07 Toyota Camry Hybrid 40 38
F '07 Cadillac Escalade 13 19 '07 Honda Civic Hybrid 49 51
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For more about how the environment impacts sports, click here.

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