Monday, November 30, 2009

2010 Prius named WhatGreenCar Car of the Year, Insight and Fusion Hybrid also "commended"


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Last year, the first time WhatGreenCar gave out its Green Car of the Year award for UK vehicles, the Ford Focus EcoNetic won the title. That car managed to get a 33 on a WGC's hundred-point scale (lower is better) for, well, greenness. This year's winner for the U.S. market Car of the Year was the 1.8 liter, 4-cylinder continuously variable transmission 2010 Toyota Prius. The Prius scored a 30 to beat out nine other finalists:



  • Honda Insight hybrid (WhatGreenCar Rating 34)
  • Smart fortwo gasoline (39)
  • Ford Fusion Hybrid (40)
  • Honda Civic CNG (41)
  • Lexus 250h hybrid (42)
  • MINI Cooper gasoline (43)
  • Nissan Altima hybrid (44)
  • Ford Escape (45)
  • Mazda Tribute hybrid (45)




Two other cars near the top of the list, the Ford Fusion hybrid and the Honda Insight, were also "highly commended," so we have to assume the list is based more on specs than driving pleasure. While this award only looked at U.S. vehicles, a quick glance at WhatGreenCar's UK site shows a range of vehicles that scored under 30 points. Does that make the Prius award a sort of consolation prize?



[Source: WhatGreenCar]

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