"The natural gas-powered Honda Civic GX continues its stronghold on the number one spot for the seventh year running."
Greenest Vehicles of 2010
| Make and Model | Specifications a | Emission Standardb | MPG: City | MPG: Hwy | Green Score |
| HONDA CIVIC GX c | 1.8L 4, auto [CNG] | Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV | 24 | 36 | 57 |
| TOYOTA PRIUS | 1.8L 4, auto CVT | Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV | 51 | 48 | 52 |
| HONDA CIVIC HYBRID | 1.3L 4, auto CVT | Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV | 40 | 45 | 51 |
| SMART FORTWO CONVERTIBLE / COUPE | 1.0L 3, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 33 | 41 | 50 |
| HONDA INSIGHT | 1.3L 4, auto CVT | Tier 2 bin 3 | 40 | 43 | 50 |
| FORD FUSION HYBRID / MERCURY MILAN HYBRID | 2.4L 4, auto CVT | Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV | 41 | 36 | 47 |
| TOYOTA YARIS | 1.5L 4, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 29 | 36 | 46 |
| NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID | 2.5L 4, auto CVT | PZEV | 35 | 33 | 46 |
| MINI COOPER | 1.6L 4, manual [P] | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 28 | 37 | 45 |
| CHEVROLET COBALT XFE / PONTIAC G5 XFE | 2.2L 4, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / PZEV | 25 | 37 | 45 |
| HYUNDAI ACCENT BLUE | 1.6L 4, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 27 | 36 | 45 |
| HONDA FIT | 1.5L 4, auto | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 28 | 35 | 45 |
| [CNG] denotes compressed natural gas fuel. [P] denotes premium gasoline "auto CVT" denotes continuously variable automatic transmission. a Certain other configurations of these models (with different transmissions or meeting different emission standards) score nearly as well. b A listing with two emission standards (e.g., Tier 2 bin 2/ PZEV) denotes a single vehicle carrying both a Federal and a California emission certification. Green Scores for such listings reflect the cleaner of the two certifications. c Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fuel economy given in gasoline-equivalent miles per gallon. | |||||
From http://www.greenercars.org/highlights_greenest.htm
Now, I wonder what the stats look like if you apply some economics? What if the Green Score is adjusted for the vehicle purchase price and the fuel price? The Honda Civic GX is thousands cheaper than the Toyota Prius, the Honda Civic Hybrid, the Honda Insight, the Ford Fusion Hybrid and the Honda Civic GX fuel is cheaper also.
I'm sure you already saw this article:
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Yes, just saw the articles tonight - thanks for the heads-up! Informative articles with only a couple of misdirected statements, which I commented on in Tulsa World's site. Too bad they didn't interview the good folks at Joe Marina about the Honda Civic GX.
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