News I

iCET Releases its 2014 Annual Green Car Report and Ranking

On June 13, iCET released its long-awaited 2014 China Green Car annual report. This year’s report was endorsed by the United Nations Environment Program and released during their ‘Sustainable Consumption week’ in China, falling in line with the UNEP sustainability theme.The press release attracted over 60 participants from government institutions, media, and the automobile sector.

China’s Vehicle Emissions Control Center (VECC), under the Ministry of Environmental Protection, joined forces with iCET on marketing and improving this year’s China Green Car (previously EFV) report. A ranking of China’s Top 50-selling vehicles was also added to this year’s typical analysis of the nine vehicle segments (Small, Compact, Medium, Large, Luxury, SUV, SPV, Sports cars, Hybrid), and separate smog index scores were added to the traditional EFV report’s green rating values to indicate vehicle air-quality impacts.

iCET’s founder and president Dr. An Feng announced the report highlights during an interactive presentation moderated by a CCTV host.  This years’ top performing car was the Smart.  The best performing manufacturer, introducing the largest amount of well-performing cars, was Nissan-Dongfeng, whose best-selling Sunny compact was also the top performing car on both the smog index and green rating.  Led by Chery Auto's X1, China’s fast-growing SUV segment also enjoyed good green ratings and smog index scores, typically better than that of small cars on average.  Not surprisingly, hybrid cars led all segments in both their green score and smog index rating, with the FAW Toyota Prius on the top of the list.

Following Dr. An’s presentation, a discussion panel led by six major stakeholders allowed for more in-depth insights into the challenges facing green cars in China, including issues related to regulatory framework advancements, implementation challenges, and consumer adoption drivers.