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The Union of Concerned Scientists, a leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment, named Honda the greenest automaker in the United States.
This is Honda's fifth straight win for Greenest Automaker. Last month, American Honda Motor Company released its first quarter sales figures. Overall, sales of the complete Honda product line increased by 18.9 percent. Honda's greenest automobile, the 2011 Honda Civic Gx is fueled by compressed natural gas and was voted one of the “Greenest Vehicles of 2011” by the American Council for anEnergyEfficientEconomy.
Honda also produces hybrids vehicles that combine 2 technologies to give the driver maximum fuel efficiency. By using a gasoline and electric power train, the Civic Hybrid gets 40 miles per gallon city and 43 miles per gallon highway. Honda's larger sports utility vehicles manage 22 miles per gallon on the highway and 16 mpg in the city, as the automaker has not implemented hybrid crossovers, Pilots or Odysseys.
In sales, its Honda's subcompacts that are filling the market. Honda Fit posted a record 43.4 percent gain in sales believed to be a result of its base price of just over $15,000. The CR-V is touted by Honda as the best selling SUV in America, the Honda CR-V posted record sales for a second straight month, with a sales increase of over 42 percent (over 21,000 vehicles sold and delivered). The Accord had a sales increase of just over 11 percent, the Honda Civic was up just a little over 33 percent and Honda's hybrid line, with the Insight leading the way, had a sales increase of over 62 percent.
Honda has thirteen makes on the market, including a few versions of its popular Civic and Accord models. Dealers around the country are showing their varying 2012 models of the Civic LX, sedans, and the coupe.
The Union of Concerned Scientists notes that the 60 mpg by 2025 gives consumers best protection against raising gas prices. New cars today average 26 miles per gallon on government tests and 21 mpg on the road. But the UCS says the recent spike in oil prices and the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East are vivid reminders of America's continued dependence on oil. The UCS says that continued global economic recovery will only add pressure to rising oil prices. The best way to protect consumers from future oil price spikes is by cutting the country's reliance on oil by building clean, fuel-efficient vehicles that protect consumers at the gas pump. Because of the strict expectations UCS places on consumers' role in rewardingenvironmentally friendlytechnology and automobiles, Honda automakers in the US are beaming at the announcement of Greenest Automaker in the country.
This is Honda's fifth straight win for Greenest Automaker. Last month, American Honda Motor Company released its first quarter sales figures. Overall, sales of the complete Honda product line increased by 18.9 percent. Honda's greenest automobile, the 2011 Honda Civic Gx is fueled by compressed natural gas and was voted one of the “Greenest Vehicles of 2011” by the American Council for anEnergyEfficientEconomy.
Honda also produces hybrids vehicles that combine 2 technologies to give the driver maximum fuel efficiency. By using a gasoline and electric power train, the Civic Hybrid gets 40 miles per gallon city and 43 miles per gallon highway. Honda's larger sports utility vehicles manage 22 miles per gallon on the highway and 16 mpg in the city, as the automaker has not implemented hybrid crossovers, Pilots or Odysseys.
In sales, its Honda's subcompacts that are filling the market. Honda Fit posted a record 43.4 percent gain in sales believed to be a result of its base price of just over $15,000. The CR-V is touted by Honda as the best selling SUV in America, the Honda CR-V posted record sales for a second straight month, with a sales increase of over 42 percent (over 21,000 vehicles sold and delivered). The Accord had a sales increase of just over 11 percent, the Honda Civic was up just a little over 33 percent and Honda's hybrid line, with the Insight leading the way, had a sales increase of over 62 percent.
Honda has thirteen makes on the market, including a few versions of its popular Civic and Accord models. Dealers around the country are showing their varying 2012 models of the Civic LX, sedans, and the coupe.
The Union of Concerned Scientists notes that the 60 mpg by 2025 gives consumers best protection against raising gas prices. New cars today average 26 miles per gallon on government tests and 21 mpg on the road. But the UCS says the recent spike in oil prices and the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East are vivid reminders of America's continued dependence on oil. The UCS says that continued global economic recovery will only add pressure to rising oil prices. The best way to protect consumers from future oil price spikes is by cutting the country's reliance on oil by building clean, fuel-efficient vehicles that protect consumers at the gas pump. Because of the strict expectations UCS places on consumers' role in rewardingenvironmentally friendlytechnology and automobiles, Honda automakers in the US are beaming at the announcement of Greenest Automaker in the country.
