Greenest Cars
The nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has been putting out lists of the greenest cars for 13 years now. Their latest countdown was released recently, and, surprisingly (at least to me) it’s not topped by mpg-king Prius.
Toyota’s mean green machine is surpassed by the Honda Civic. But not the Civic you might expect. No. 1 on ACEEE’s list isn’t the Civic Hybrid, but rather the Civic GX.
The Honda Civic GX runs on natural gas, which greatly reduces its emissions (like to basically zero) and propels it past the 50-mpg Prius on the Greenest Vehicles list.
So how exactly does ACEEE decide on their list? It’s based on factors including fuel economy, emissions and specific pollutants.
The top five is rounded out by the Civic Hybrid, Smart Fortwo and Honda Insight.
American automakers crack the list at No. 6 with the Ford Fusion Hybrid and at No. 10 with Chevy’s Cobalt FXE.
Toyota’s mean green machine is surpassed by the Honda Civic. But not the Civic you might expect. No. 1 on ACEEE’s list isn’t the Civic Hybrid, but rather the Civic GX.
The Honda Civic GX runs on natural gas, which greatly reduces its emissions (like to basically zero) and propels it past the 50-mpg Prius on the Greenest Vehicles list.
So how exactly does ACEEE decide on their list? It’s based on factors including fuel economy, emissions and specific pollutants.
The top five is rounded out by the Civic Hybrid, Smart Fortwo and Honda Insight.
American automakers crack the list at No. 6 with the Ford Fusion Hybrid and at No. 10 with Chevy’s Cobalt FXE.
Labels: ACEEE green cars, greenest autos, honda civic gx on ACEEE
This entry was posted by Kyle Scribner, on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. You can
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