Greenest Vehicles of 2007| Make and Model | Specificationsa | Emission Standardb | MPG: City | MPG: Hwy | Green Score | | HONDA CIVIC GX | 1.8L 4, auto [CNG]c | Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV | 28 | 39 | 57 | | TOYOTA PRIUS | 1.5L 4, auto CVT | Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV | 60 | 51 | 55 | | HONDA CIVIC HYBRID | 1.3L 4, auto CVT | Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV | 49 | 51 | 53 | | NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID | 2.5L 4, auto CVT | PZEV | 42 | 36 | 48 | | TOYOTA YARIS | 1.5L 4, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 34 | 40 | 47 | | TOYOTA COROLLA | 1.8L 4, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 32 | 41 | 46 | | TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID | 2.4L 4, auto CVT | Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV | 40 | 38 | 46 | | HONDA FIT | 1.5L 4, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / LEV II | 33 | 38 | 45 | | KIA RIO / RIO 5 | 1.6L 4, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 32 | 35 | 45 | | HYUNDAI ACCENT | 1.6L 4, manual | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 32 | 35 | 45 | | HYUNDAI ELANTRA | 2.0L 4, auto | PZEV | 28 | 36 | 45 | | HONDA CIVIC | 1.8L 4, auto | Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II | 30 | 40 | 44 | [CNG] denotes compressed natural gas fuel.
"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 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. |
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