These 2021 Pickup Trucks Have Such Poor Fuel Economy, You Might as Well Set a Landfill On Fire
If you care about the environment and you want a pickup truck, you should probably wait for the Tesla Cybertuck to come out. Most pickup trucks these days have terrible fuel economy, and there isn’t much of a push to change things. In fact, the fuel economy on most trucks is so bad, you might as well just set a landfill on fire. If you have your heart set on a pickup anyway, here are some pickup trucks with poor fuel economy to beware of.
The 2021 Ford F-150’s fuel economy is the best of the pickup trucks with poor fuel economy, but that’s not saying much
The 2021 Ford F-150 only gets a 2 for fuel economy, according to Consumer Reports, but that’s double any of the other trucks on this list. It gets 19mpg and costs roughly $1,545 annually in fuel.
The F-150’s greenhouse gas rating is a 4, while the smog rating is a 6.
The 2021 Chevy Silverado’s fuel economy is so bad, you might as well just dump gas on the ground
It’s not a good idea to dump gas on the ground, but it’s not much different from driving the 2021 Chevy Silverado. The Silverado’s fuel economy is also a 1/5, and it gets 17mpg. The estimated annual fuel costs for the Silverado are $1,715.
The greenhouse gas rating for the Silverado is a 3, and the smog rating is also a 5.
The 2021 Ram 1500’s fuel economy isn’t much better
The fuel economy for the 2021 Ram 1500 is also a 1. You’ll get as many mpg as the Silverado, if that makes you feel better. Still, you’d have to recycle a whole bunch of cardboard boxes to negate that much damage.
The annual cost for the Ram is $1,695. The greenhouse gas rating is a 3, and the smog rating is a 5. Don’t breathe too deeply while driving the Ram.
The 2021 Toyota Tundra his the worst of the pickup trucks with poor fuel economy
With a fuel economy rating of 1/5, the 2021 Toyota Tundra only gets 15 mpg in Consumer Reports test. Its projected annual cost for gas is about $1,970. This is based on an estimated 12,000 miles of driving annually. The fuel capacity for the Tundra is 26.4 gallons.
The greenhouse gas rating for the 2021 Toyota Tundra is only a 1/5. The smog rating is a 5/10. Driving the Tundra seems like it might not be much better than heading to your local landfill and lighting as much plastic as you can on fire, then dancing around the flames while laughing at Mother Earth.
If you like the planet – or at least don’t want to die in a cloud of carbon monoxide, you might want to consider whether there are greener options than any of these pickup trucks with poor fuel economy. Of course the Tesla Cybertruck will be here soon, and there’s also the Rivian R1T. Both of these alternatives are much greener than the Silverado, Ram and Tundra. If you do buy one of these fuel-powered pickup trucks, maybe balance things out by turning off all the lights in your house for the next year or two.
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