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The top 7 Greenest cars in America are…

Actually Japanese.

1. Honda Civic GX
2. Toyota Prius
3. Honda Civic Hybrid
4. Smart ForTwo
5. Toyota Yaris
6. Nissan Altima Hybrid
7. Toyota Corolla

"You will without a doubt have noticed that the top green car is not a Prius (which is the only green car I can think of). Actually I really can’t call them cars. First of all, if it can’t go above 60mph (100kph) it’s not a car. And I’ve got proof, look at the picture of the Civic GX; THAT is not a car. It’s something from outer space." -The World Of M

FYI the 2008 Honda Civic GX can go 100 mph. - DRM

The Family Driving the Greenest Car in America is

The McClure's!

Quick, name the greenest family car in America. The Toyota Prius, right?

Wrong!

The most environmentally friendly family car sold in America is our Honda Civic GX. Yep, Our Honda's compressed natural gas sedan edges out the whimmpy Prius for the title, according to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Never mind that Honda sells just 1,000 or so of them a year. Mostly to government or corporate fleets. And only in California and New York. AND WE THIS IS OUR SECOND ONE! We replaced our 2001 Honda Civic GX.

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The greenest of the green is our the Honda Civic GX, (and this is our second GX) which runs on compressed natural gas or CNG. Honda Corp sells about 1,000 GX's like ours a year, with many going to corporate or government fleets. The Civic GX is not available everywhere and forward looking individuals like us can buy GXs only in New York and California.

Dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has named the Honda Civic GX natural gas car as the greenest vehicle in 2008, for the fifth consecutive year.

PRESS RELEASE:

Recognizing Honda’s application of fuel efficient and alternative fuel technologies, four Honda vehicles earned recognition from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) as the “greenest vehicles of 2008″ with the Civic GX natural gas car taking the title of the greenest vehicle for the fifth consecutive year, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. In the 11th annual ACEEE’s “Green Book® Online” ranking of environmentally responsible vehicles (available at http://www.greenercars.org/), the natural gas-powered Civic GX ranked first with the gasoline Civic, Fit and Civic Hybrid joining the list of the 12 most environmentally-conscious vehicles available to the public.

This is the eighth year in a row that a Honda vehicle received the number one ranking and the seventh consecutive year that Honda vehicles held at least four positions in the top 12, an impressive one-third of all vehicles on the list.

“The ACEEE awards speak to the commitment Honda has made to lead the industry in lowering emissions, increasing fuel efficiency and reducing dependence on oil,” said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda. “Honda continues to set the standard for socially and environmentally-responsible automotive products and our commitment to alternative fuels will further expand with the zero emissions FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle coming to market this summer.”

Using a singular measure that incorporates fuel economy, health-related pollution impacts and global warming emissions, all vehicles are analyzed and given a “Green Score.” This score is used in ACEEE’s ranking system, resulting in a ranking of each vehicle’s total environmental performance, including a list of the 12 “greenest” and 12 “meanest” vehicles. The Civic GX, first introduced in 1998, is the cleanest internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA*, and is 90% cleaner than the average gasoline-powered car on the road today.

Honda has a long history of environmental leadership including the introduction of America’s first hybrid, the Honda Insight, delivery of the first fuel cell vehicle in the U.S., and the first vehicles to meet stricter emissions standards, including:

- The first gasoline Low Emissions Vehicle (LEV), the 1996 Honda Civic.
- The first gasoline Ultra-Low Emissions vehicle (ULEV), the 1998 Honda Accord.
- The first gasoline Super Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicle (SULEV), the 2000 Honda Accord.
- The first Advanced Technology Partial-Zero Emissions Vehicle (AT-PZEV), the 2001 Civic GX natural gas vehicle.

*EPA Tier-2, Bin-2 and ILEV certification as of May 2007.

Civic GX is as clean as they come

While the folks at Tesla, ZAP! and other electric car manufacturers may take umbrage with the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) choice of the natural gas-powered Honda Civic GX as its Greenest Vehicle of 2008, for an internal combustion powered car, the Civic GX is as clean as they come. Ranking above the Civic Hybrid, the Fit and the regular petrol-powered Civic not to mention outscoring the Toyota Prius and the Smart ForTwo, the Civic GX makes a strong case for its place at the top of the list.

Honda Civic GX: Fueling's a Treasure Hunt on Weekend Trip

Took the Civic GX –just named greenest vehicle sold in the U.S. – on a 611-mile weekend trip. It takes a little planning when your fuel isn't the easiest to find, but all went well.

Part of the reason for taking the GX, usually just a commuter car, was to see if we could stand sitting in it for hours on end. Part was to see how difficult it would be to find the compressed natural gas it needs once we got out of the greater Los Angeles area.



Neither proved problematic, although figuring out the fueling logistics is a bit like planning a treasure hunt. And when you get to some of the stops, you find that CNG pumps aren't often in spots you really want to hang around in after dark.

Before departing, we plugged our starting point and destination into the mapping function of the federal Energy Department's alternative fuels site.