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The Top 10 Green Cars
The Green-Car-Guide Top 10 Green Cars are chosen because the manufacturers have made some form of special effort to improve fuel consumption and lower emissions, such as by using a hybrid system or some other innovative technology. Some of the cars may not be as practical as others for everyday family use, but the cars appear in here because we feel that manufacturers should be rewarded for leading the field and making an effort to produce more environmentally-friendly vehicles. Remember to check back soon, as there are new green cars being announced on a regular basis!
These are the Top 10 Green Cars. They include 6 diesel cars, 2 petrol-electric hybrids, 1 petrol, and 1 electric car. Check back on a regular basis to see how this league table changes! For the Top 69 Green Cars, featuring the most economical cars in 10 different categories, see our Green Car Guide.
These are the Top 10 Green Cars. They include 6 diesel cars, 2 petrol-electric hybrids, 1 petrol, and 1 electric car. Check back on a regular basis to see how this league table changes! For the Top 69 Green Cars, featuring the most economical cars in 10 different categories, see our Green Car Guide.
Ford Focus ECOnetic
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Ford Focus ECOneticThe Ford Focus was initially launched in 1998 and helped to embed the new design language started by the Ka two years earlier.
Toyota Prius
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Toyota PriusToyota has dominated the hybrid market with the Prius for over a decade, they have now got to the stage where they know how to make the hybrid bits work and they’re now able to refine everything else. The third generation Prius promises to be more rounded, but does it deliver?
Honda Civic Hybrid
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Honda Civic HybridThe Civic Hybrid is the UK’s only competitor to the Toyota Prius. Now into its third generation, Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system is well proven. In order to extract the maximum fuel consumption from the new model, Honda has fitted a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT).
Ford Fiesta ECOnetic
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Ford Fiesta ECOneticThe Ford Fiesta has been a British favourite for years but it hasn’t always won that accolade by merit. However, more recent iterations have been top notch, so the latest one has got a lot to live up to. Ford has been bold with the styling once more and we think that it will pay off as the Fiesta stands out from the crowd.
Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion
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Volkswagen Polo BlueMotionThe Polo BlueMotion is Volkswagen’s answer to providing a car with very low CO2 emissions without resorting to hybrid technology. VW will have you believe that diesel can achieve everything that a petrol electric hybrid can, although the truth is that they both have their strengths and weaknesses.
SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive
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SEAT Ibiza EcomotiveThe Seat Ibiza benefits from the current push of the Volkswagen Audi Group to produce very low CO2 cars and by utilising the same techniques used on the VW Polo BlueMotion, the Ibiza Ecomotive ducks under the magical 100g/km of CO2.
Mini Cooper D
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Mini Cooper DWhen BMW relaunched the Mini name in 2001 it was hoping to recapture the spirit of the Issigonis classic without the hassle associated with actually owning one.
Smart fortwo Diesel
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Smart Fortwo DieselThe Smart fortwo is an icon, and like many icons it has some flaws. The original had many and they ran deep but we’re pleased to report that the latest fortwo is an altogether more polished performer.
Toyota Aygo/Citroën C1/Peugeot 107
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Toyota Aygo/Citroën C1/Peugeot 107Only the Citroen out of the Citroen C1/Peugeot 107/Toyota Aygo family is available in diesel. The diesel option gives the best fuel consumption, but the petrol is not far behind, and comparison of fuel consumption figures under different driving conditions makes interesting reading.
G-Wiz
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Electric City CarsG-Wiz
Ultimately, an electric car should be one of the most environmentally-friendly cars as there are no tailpipe emissions of CO2. Despite all sorts of promises about a range of electric cars coming to market, and despite that many people simply just do not like the G-Wiz, the fact is that there are more G-Wiz’s in use in the UK than any other electric car.