Yahoo Autos The greenest cars of 2024: Vehicles that use the least fuel and cost less to operate
All-electric vehicles may make headlines for environmental friendliness and fuel efficiency, but the “greenest” car in America in 2024 has a gasoline engine. According to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's annual GreenerCars ratings of the most environmentally friendly cars, the latest Toyota Prius Prime SE plug-in hybrid tops the list of greenest cars, although it's something of an anomaly, because battery-electric EVs follow it in spots two to five.
Of the top 10 vehicles in the ratings, six are electric and four are hybrids:
Rank | Make & Model | Powertrain | Green | MSRP | Estimated Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Toyota Prius Prime SE | PHEV | 71 | $32,975 | $529 |
2 | Lexus RZ 300e | EV | 67 | $55,150 | $651 |
3 | Mini Cooper SE | EV | 67 | $30,900 | $747 |
4 | Nissan Leaf | EV | 66 | $28,140 | $741 |
5 | Toyota bZ4X | EV | 66 | $43,070 | $689 |
6 | Toyota RAV4 Prime | PHEV | 64 | $43,690 | $741 |
7 | Hyundai Elantra Blue | Gas Hybrid | 64 | $26,250 | $864 |
8 | Hyundai Kona Electric | EV | 63 | $34,050 | $695 |
9 | Toyota Camry LE | Gas Hybrid | 63 | $28,855 | $907 |
10 | Kia EV6 | EV | 63 | $43,975 | $689 |
11 | Toyota Corolla | Gas Hybrid | 62 | $23,500 | $944 |
12 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | EV | 62 | $41,650 | $737 |
*ACEEE analysis using EIA data of annual cost—from gasoline, electricity, or a combination—of driving 15,000 miles | |||||
