California suing carmakers over global warming

I kid you not. The state of California sued six of the biggest car manufacturers in the world, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused billions of dollars in damages.

The car manufacturers named include General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Daimler Chrysler (US), Honda (North America) and Nissan (North America).

This is the first lawsuit of its kind. It may not amount to much. But it may and can get the car manufacturers to be more considerate of the environment.

Many of them are already investing in R&D to develop 'greener' cars. Honda has a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) model called the FCX which emits nothing but water vapour.

I have here the list of the 10 greenest cars of 2006:

Make and Model	Specifications a	Green Score
HONDA INSIGHT	1.0L 3, auto CVT	57
HONDA CIVIC GX	1.7L 4, auto CVT [CNG] c	57
TOYOTA PRIUS	1.5L 4, auto CVT	55
HONDA CIVIC HYBRID	1.3L 4, auto CVT	53
TOYOTA COROLLA	1.8L 4, manual	46
HYUNDAI ACCENT	1.6L 4, manual	45
KIA RIO / RIO 5	1.6L 4, manual	45
HONDA CIVIC	1.8L 4, auto	44
MAZDA 3	2.0L 4, manual	44
PONTIAC VIBE / TOYOTA MATRIX d	1.8L 4, manual	44
CHEVROLET COBALT	2.2L 4, manual	43
SATURN ION	2.2L 4, manual	43

and the top 10 cars that damages the environment the most in 2006:

Make and Model	Specifications	Green Score
DODGE RAM SRT10	8.3L 10, auto [P]	12
LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO	6.2L 12, manual 4wd [P]	16
BENTLEY ARNAGE	6.8L 8, auto [P]	17
DODGE DURANGO	4.7L 8, auto 4wd c	17
DODGE RAM 1500	4.7L 8, auto 4wd c	17
MAYBACH 57S	6.0L 12, auto [P]	17
HUMMER H2 b	6.0L 8, auto 4wd	18
FERRARI F141	5.9L 12, manual [P]	18
FORD F-250 b	5.4L 8, auto 4wd	18
GMC YUKON XL K2500 b	6.0L 8, auto 4wd	18
VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG	4.2L 8, auto stk 4wd [P]	18
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K2500 b	6.0L 8, auto 4wd	19

8.3L?

Are all these too little too late?