Greenest cars of 2024 revealed by Green NCAP
Green NCAP has revealed the greenest cars of 2024 across eight different categories.
Green NCAP is an independent initiative of Euro NCAP which promotes the development of cars that are energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.
It named eight category winners, with the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa named Best-Performing Full Electric Car and the highest overall achiever in 2024.
Green NCAP also awarded Category Winners to Hybrid, Diesel, and Petrol cars, with the Peugeot 308 taking the top spot in the diesel category, the VW Taigo named top petrol car and Honda Civic winning the hybrid category.
The full list of winners is:
- Large Family Car: Hyundai IONIQ 6 First Edition Electric
- Small Family Car: BYD DOLPHIN Design Electric
- Small MPV: Jeep Avenger Summit Electric
- Small SUV: Hyundai KONA Electric
- Full Electric Car: Opel/Vauxhall Corsa Electric
- Diesel Car: Peugeot 308 1.5 BlueHDI Diesel
- Petrol Car: VW Taigo 1.0 TSI Petrol
- Hybrid Car: Honda Civic 2.0 i-MMD e:HEV Hybrid
Dr Aleksandar Damyanov, technical manager at Green NCAP, said: “We hope that these results will help buyers make clearer decisions concerning the environmental impact of a wide range of cars available on the market in 2024.
“Green NCAP understands that it is not only the environmental attributes that attract buyers to greener or electric but also their kudos, driving performance, and power. Whilst testing, we also saw different attributes that are of interest to consumers.
“In Green NCAP’s new rating to be released later this year, all stages of testing will include a Life Cycle Assessment, and we will offer information about vehicles’ different charging behaviour and capabilities, cold weather performance, driving range, and more details on energy efficiency. We know this will improve the quality and understanding of the real value of electric cars.”
