Green wheels at the Philly auto show
Topping the ACEEE list of today's greenest cars is the Toyota Prius c, a compact version of the Prius.
Green wheels at the Philly auto show
Sandy Bauers, Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist
Ford's new C-Max hybrid and C-Max Energi, a plug-in hybrid, are two of the green cars at the Philadelphia Auto Show, opening today at the Convention Center.
If you're wondering how to sort out all the eco-alternatives. the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy recently released its green vehicle ratings.
The Toyota Prius c, a compact version of the Prius, topped the list.
The high spots were dominated by hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles. They included the original Prius (No. 3), the new plug-in Prius hybrid (No. 4), and the larger Prius V (No. 11).
The Honda Fit electric vehicle is No. 2, and the Honda Civic Hybrid is No. 5.
What?! No Tesla?! Turns out the cut-off was 1,000 retail sales.
The Nissan Leaf didn't make the list, either, but that's because it's fuel efficiency testing wasn't finished in time.
The Scion IQ and Smart ForTwo are the only non-hybrid, non-plug-in vehicles on the list.
"The vehicles at the top of this year's rankings are proof that automakers are really ramping up their offerings," said ACEEE lead vehicle analyst Shruti Vaidyanathan in a press release. "There are more hybrid and electric options on the market this year than ever before and the race for a spot on the Greenest list is increasingly competitive. Automakers have revamped their offerings to meet the growing demand for efficient vehicles and new fuel economy standards."
tesla had 3400 retail sales in 2012....and has 15,000 paid reservations so far for 2013. Tesla is not included whenever possible by the majority of the auto industry insiders because their fundamental business model, manufacturing process, marketing strategy, and the cars themselves all threaten the future of those auto industry insiders— murdock101- yep. you got it. god forbid someone else has a good idea and does it right.— DrZ88
- I'm not sure how serious Musk really is with Tesla. So long as he won't put a product on the market for less than $60K (which, given his bankroll, he could easily do), I'll never think he means his products to be anything other than a novelty hobby for his own ego or the very wealthy (if there's even a difference b/w the two).
That said, if he'd license his technology to another company that could/would mass produce Tesla-style cars, Murdock101 is absolutely right - auto revolution overnight.— evolutionary - I am not going to the auto show to look at these wimpy hippie cars. I want to see the BMWs, Audis, & Porsches— Kweb
- No Tesla, no Cadillac ELR, and no relevant concept cars. The best shows are in NY and Detroit.— ej610
- Hybrids & electrics account for less than 1% of all cars sold, and that is despite endless government giveaways to both manufacturers & consumers to try to artificially create imaginary demand. The free market tells us consumers do not want these cars and they are a non factor. If the government cash is removed from the equation, so too will these cars be removed from the market. Sales tell us that there is essentially zero demand for these hybrid & electric cars.— kelprod2-freemarket
- Electric and hybrid technologies are new and developing. It's a proper role of government to support such things, as they do and did for other nascent industries. Ten or twenty years from now we'll really be reaping more of the benefits of this research.
You also make the grave mistake of assuming that the consumers are informed and educated, rather than a bunch of dolts who make buying decisions based more on advertising and product endorsements by athletes than on sound judgment.— Tatt2 - Tatt....consumers do not want these overpriced golf carts even with endless artificial support of taxpayer cash. The end.— kelprod2-freemarket
- Consumers do want them, just not at their current prices. Why would you want to pay for gas if you didn't have to?— evolutionary
- I kinda wanted to see the Tesla Model S. I probably won't be going now knowing it is not included. Nothing else really interests me at the show.— Jp85
GreenSpace - her column about how to reduce your carbon footprint in everyday life - appears every other Monday in Health & Science. Reach Sandy at sbauers@phillynews.com.
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