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Honda Crowned Greenest Automaker

Written by Megan Treacy on 08/10/10

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The Union of Concerned Scientists released their annual "green" ranking of automakers, and for the fifth year in a row, Honda has taken top honors.

The study looked at 2008 models because that was the most recent year that had complete data from the EPA and Transportation Department.  The group analyzed the top eight automakers selling cars in the U.S. on both fuel economy and emissions for the entire fleets.  Good fuel economy and low emissions had to hold strong across all sizes of vehicles to get the best scores.  Results were also weighted based on sales.

Behind Honda by only one point was Toyota in second place and then Hyundai in third.  American automakers like Ford, GM and Chrysler made up the bottom three.

The group noted that the Prius is a major factor in Toyota's score.  If the Prius was removed, it would rank fourth overall, but the efficiency and healthy sales of the car boosted its score.

The American automakers suffered because many of the hybrid models don't offer any significant fuel savings and larger vehicles are highly inefficient.

via NY Times

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written by TipThePlanet, October 09, 2010
Congratulations to Honda, Toyota and Hyundai for the award! Now, if only American car makers would follow suit! But sadly, I don't see that happening anytime soon.
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It would be stupid of me to do the right thing.
written by Rom, October 10, 2010
I would love to buy an American car to replace my Toyota but the fact is it would be stupid of me to do so. I would have to pay more for a hybrid that doesn't even get better mileage than my strait up gas car.

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written by David Smith, October 10, 2010
It is not stupid to buy an North American car. This ranking is based on fleet sales. All it says is that Honda sells a greater number of fuel efficient cars than Ford. Ford sells lots of pick ups (some people work for a living). If you buy a Ford Fiesta you can count yourself among those that are fuel efficient despite the fleet of your manufacturer reflecting otherwise which ultimately is meaningless.
A Honda car is not more efficient simply because the Honda fleet is more efficient.
In my opinion this ranking is meaningless because it is consumer driven, not based on car to car comparisons.
Please stop being idiots with the anti-Americanism.
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written by David Smith, October 10, 2010
I wrote a more detailed comment and it didn't seem to go through.
Short version: this article is misleading. Buy a Ford Fiesta.
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what's the whole story?
written by Mike, October 10, 2010
Seems a little odd to me that this write up story was about 8 auto makers and there's no indication of what the difference is. Was there really that much difference between the top and bottom ranked car? Give more details.
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written by Barney Sperlin, October 11, 2010
If you follow the link in the story they have the numerical ratings. Seems like a significant difference between Honda and Chrysler, though I don't like the rating method, personally. I buy cars, not companies. I'd like the list of the greenest cars under $40K, then under $30K, then under $20K.
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American Cars
written by Asaf Shalgi, October 16, 2010
I wish my Chevy could be also eco-friendly...
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Comparision with europe (Commute Greener!)
written by fredrik, October 18, 2010
Interesting. Though this article is geared towards USA, I'm not all that surprised. While there are many good american car brands, GM and Ford is more associated with larger cars. Honda, toyota etc. sell smaller and lighter cars...

The Swedish association of green motorists actually named Wolkswagen the best in a recent test. They tried several new environmentally friendly cars, and by 4 panels of testers (family, retirees, common working man and some more) they all liked that one over the new Saab trifuel and a score of other cars.
I wrote a piece about it a while ago:
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written by Brandon, October 20, 2010
Congrats to Honda.. hope to see American cars become GREENER soon!

Brandon
Shop Green | neerg.com

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