ATX: "Based on an assumed 40,000 units sold, H2 represents less than 1 percent of GM’s total truck fleet fuel consumption and less than 0.6 percent of the total truck/car fleet fuel consumption."
Even though from a consumption standpoint, the H2 is the worst of the worst, I'm not particularly interested in any single model -- rather the 90%+ of heavy SUV's in general people buy for reasons other than practical need.
ATX: "From an emissions standpoint, the H2 meets or exceeds all Federal emissions regulations for a truck in its class and is LEV compliant in the United States."
Ultra-large SUV's only meet current standards because of a loophole that allows heavy vehicles to be classified as light trucks. That law, passed long before the SUV era, was originally intended to exempt farmers' equipment from tighter emissions standards. The lawmakers did not predict that auto makers would provide a way for such a high percentage of consumers to subvert their intended emissions guidelines by pushing passenger cars over the 8500lb limit.
-Jason
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