Well its interesting to note that all the hippies riding around in their 1969 Beetles and Buses are polluting far more than a modern SUV... think of all the smog restrictions in place today... gas mileage does NOT = emissions. Two totally different things that are affected by a lot of other factors. I think some of the new foreign trucks are rated as LEVs, maybe even ULEVs? I love the versatility of mine, and being able to store 3 bikes upright with the seats still on, with a rear seat that folds up with a rip cord and a lever.