, 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 latesttops the list of greenest cars, although it's something of an anomaly, because battery-electric EVs follow it in spots two to five.
*ACEEE analysis using EIA data of annual cost—from gasoline, electricity, or a combination—of driving 15,000 milesincludes a variety of high-scoring conventional vehicles, and the Meanest List identifies the worst-performing mass-market models.
Just over half the cars on the 2024 Greenest List start at under $35,000, including four EVs and three gas hybrids. This comes as average prices across all EVs dropped by 18 percent in 2023, driven by increased competition from traditional automakers, inventory and supply chain improvements, and lower lithium-ion