People purchasing green cars at the moment are doing so because they are better value rather than because they can help improve an individual's carbon footprint.
People purchasing green cars at the moment are doing so because they are better value rather than because they can help improve an individual's carbon footprint.
This is the opinion of Will Powell of Cleangreencars.co.uk – an advice site about the more eco-friendly option in the market – who believes that the recession may have played a part in this.
But the energy efficient motors, which tend to have fewer CO2 emissions and use less fuel, are being pitched as some of the cheapest to run in a fleet.
Mr Powell added: "Before the recession kicked in I thought that green was good and that was the way to go. Things like electric cars and hybrid cars were very popular and still are in fact."
And he admits that there are not any noticeable differences in terms of reliability between eco-friendly vehicles, compared to a standard motor.
However, in the past Mr Powell noted that the environmental options were a lot more expensive, but they have now reduced in price.
TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has recently explored the market in terms of eco-friendly motors and produced its top ten green vehicles, which includes the Ford Fusion Hybrid in third place.
This vehicle, which goes under the Mercury name and is new for 2010, has a rating of 41 mpg and 36 mpg in the city and highway respectively with a Lincoln version planned for release in 2011, according to the news site.
And the manufacturer claims that 95 per cent of all of its motors and their parts are able to be used again in other cars and its Fusion with a 1.6-litre TDCi diesel engine emits 119 g/km of CO2.
The Ford Escape Hybrid - which is described as "a compact crossover rather than a saloon car" - also made it into the website's top ten in sixth place.
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