greenest vehicles of 2014
| make and model |
specifications |
emission standard a |
mpg:
city |
mpg:
hwy |
green
score |
mercedes-benz smart electric
drive convertible / coupe b |
electric (li-ion bat.) |
zev / bin 1 |
3.61 |
2.77 |
59 |
| toyota prius c |
1.5l 4, auto |
sulev ii / bin 3 |
53 |
46 |
57 |
| nissan leaf b |
electric (li-ion bat.) |
zev / bin 1 |
3.75 |
3.01 |
55 |
| toyota prius |
1.8l 4, auto cvt |
pzev / bin 3 |
51 |
48 |
55 |
| honda civic hybrid |
1.5l 4, auto |
pzev / bin 2 |
44 |
47 |
55 |
| lexus ct 200h |
1.8l 4, auto cvt |
sulev ii / bin 3 |
51 |
48 |
55 |
| toyota prius plug-in hybrid c |
electric (li-ion bat.) / 1.8l 4, auto cvt |
pzev / bin 3 |
3.9 / 51 |
3.0 / 49 |
55 |
| mitsubishi mirage |
1.2l 3, auto cvt |
bin 5 / lev ii |
37 |
44 |
54 |
| honda civic natural gas |
1.8l 4, auto [cng] |
pzev / bin 2 |
27 |
38 |
54 |
| honda insight |
1.3l 4, auto cvt |
bin 3 |
41 |
44 |
53 |
| mercedes-benz smart fortwo convertible / coupe |
1.0l 3, autol [p] |
ulev ii / bin 5 |
34 |
38 |
53 |
| volkswagen jetta hybrid |
1.4l 4, auto [p] |
pzev / bin 3 |
42 |
48 |
53 |
[cng] denotes compressed natural gas
[p] denotes premium gasoline.
"auto cvt" denotes continuously variable automatic
transmission.
a 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.
b fuel economy for electric vehicles is provided in miles per kilowatt-hour.
c fuel economy for plug-in hybrids is provided in miles per gallon for gasoline operation and in miles per kilowatt-hour for electric operation
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