• News
  • Guides
  • Reviews
  • Media
  • About
  • News
  • Guides
  • Reviews
  • Media
  • About
Sign up Now (For Free)

Sign up for our newsletter and receive the latest automotive news in your inbox!

Invalid email address
We promise not to spam you. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Thanks for subscribing!
News
Read Now
  • All News
  • Automakers
  • Automobiles
  • Auto Shows
  • Business
  • EVs & Environment
  • Guides
  • Lawsuits/Legal
  • Regulatory
  • Ride-Sharing
  • Safety & Recalls
  • Technology
Recent
  • The Rearview Mirror: Tailfins Take Flight
  • TikTok Reveals the Hottest EVs in the Industry
  • Millions of Older Hyundai, Kia Owners May Face Trouble Getting Car Insurance
  • Bugatti Chiron Profilée Sets New Auction Sales Record
  • Another Delay for VinFast Customers
  • Ford Making Return to Formula One for 2026 Season
  • Ford CEO Farley “Frustrated” by $2 Billion Loss for 2022
  • Hyundai Ioniq 6 Achieves EPA-Estimated 361-Mile Range
  • Nissan’s Virtual EV Convertible, the Max-Out Reappears in Sheet Metal Form
  • Honda Launching Hydrogen-Powered CR-V in 2024
Editor’s Choice
    Reviews
    Read Now
    • All Reviews
      • Feeder
    • Classic Cars
    • Concept Cars
    • Convertibles
    • Coupes
    • Crossovers/CUVs
    • Diesel
    • Hot hatches
    • Hybrids
    • Luxury Vehicles
    • Minivans
    • Muscle Cars
    • Pickups
    • Sedans
    • Sports Cars
    • Super Cars
    • SUVs
    Recent Reviews
    • A Week With: 2023 Lexus GX 460 Black Line
    • A Week With: 2023 BMW X1 xDrive28i
    • A Week With: 2023 Kia Niro EV
    • A Week With: 2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy
    • A Week With: 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R 4x4 Super Crew
    • A Week With: 2023 Genesis Electrified G80 AWD
    • A Week With: 2023 Land Rover Defender 110 V-8
    • First Drive: 2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport
    • A Week With: 2023 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
    • A Week With: 2023 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate
    Editor’s Choice
      Guides
      Car Warranty
      • Endurance Warranty Reviews
      • BMW Extended Warranty
      • Extended Warranty For Cars Over 100k Miles
      • Extended Car Warranty Cost
      • Subaru Extended Warranty
      • CarShield Reviews
      • CarShield Cost
      • Aftermarket Car Warranty
      • CARCHEX Warranty Reviews
      • Reputable Extended Car Warranty Companies
      • Used Car Warranty Companies
      • Best Car Warranty
      • Is CarShield A Scam?
      • Mercedes Extended Warranty
      • CarShield Plans
      Insurance
      • How To Identify A Car Insurance Company
      • Geico Mechanical Breakdown Insurance
      • How Far Back Does A Car Insurance Company Look
      • Mechanical Breakdown Insurance For Used Cars
      • State Farm Mechanical Breakdown Insurance
      • Mechanical Breakdown Insurance From Progressive
      • Dollar A Day Insurance
      • Auto Insurance For SSI Recipients
      • Car Insurance Rates After A Suspended License
      • Auto Insurance For Salvage Vehicles
      • Average Cost of Dodge Ram 1500 Car Insurance
      • Car Insurance Florida
      • Full Coverage Auto Insurance
      • GrubHub Insurance
      • Amazon Delivery Auto Insurance
      Shipping
      • Car Shipping Companies
      • uShip Reviews
      • Auto Shipping From California To Hawaii
      • Montway Auto Transport Reviews
      • Cheap Car Shipping
      • Easy Auto Ship Reviews
      • Auto Shipping Miami
      • Auto Shipping To Alaska
      • Car Shipping Cost
      • Auto Shipping Hawaii
      • Auto Shipping Puerto Rico
      • Sherpa Auto Transport Reviews
      • Auto Shipping Atlanta
      • Auto Shipping Boston
      • Auto Shipping. Chicago
      About
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
      • Affiliate Disclosure
      • Sitemap
      TheDetroitBureau.com

      More than just “another” place to find news, reviews, spy shots, commentary, features, and guides about the auto industry. TheDetroitBureau doesn’t stop with the press releases or confuse a few lines of opinion with insightful, in-depth reporting.

      Contact Us

      Like what you see? Have some ideas for making The Detroit Bureau.com even better? Let us know, we’d love to hear your voice.

        Media
        Listen Now
        • Headlight News: All Episodes
        More from TheDetroitBureau
        • Guides
        • Latest News
        • Auto Reviews
        • Podcasts
        Headlight News

        TheDetroitBureau.com’s Headlight News offers a look at the past week’s top automotive news stories, as well as what’s coming up in the week ahead. Check out the week’s top story and our latest review…along with a dive into the past with this week in automotive history.

        home > news > Automobiles > 10 American Cities with the Greenest Car Shoppers

        10 American Cities with the Greenest Car Shoppers

        Go West, young eco-buyer!

        Paul A. Eisenstein
        Paul A. Eisenstein , Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
        April 16, 2015
        The Tesla Model S has won over many buyers with its performance, as well as its eco-friendly nature.

        Spend some time out in Los Angeles and you’ll spot a seemingly endless stream of Ferraris, Maseratis and other exotic sports cars. In fact, Southern California is the world’s largest market for high-performance Mercedes-AMG models.

        But Tinseltown drivers also love their Teslas, and Toyota Prius hybrids, making L.A. one of the country’s largest markets for green machines, as well.

        /about/subscribe
        Subscribe Now!

        Just in time for Earth Day, the folks at Cars.com probed their search data to see which cities have the most eco-friendly buyers. And they were in for a few surprises. For one thing, the Top 10 was made up entirely of West Coast cities this year. And while it might seem reasonable that places like Portland, San Francisco and LA made the cut, there were some smaller cities represented as well.

        “We’ve always seen that the Western U.S. shows more interest in going green, but this is the first time we’ve seen nothing east of the West Coast,” said Executive Editor Joe Wiesenfelder.

        (Chevy will soon offer both Bolt and Volt plug-based models. Click Here for more.)

        The research doesn’t reveal why demand has grown so strong out West – or perhaps why interest has waned out East. But Wiesenfelder did acknowledge that, “With low gas prices, some car shoppers are turning back to less fuel efficient cars.”

        Chevy plans to add a third plug-based model and will stick with the potentially confusing Bolt name.

        On the other hand, West Coast fuel prices tend to run higher – LA and San Francisco drivers typically paying among the highest costs in the country. Meanwhile, California regulators have passed some of the country’s toughest emissions standards, including the Zero-Emission Vehicle, or ZEV, rules that encourage use of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles.

        In turn, automakers have introduced a growing number of so-called “compliance cars.” The Chevrolet Spark EV, for example, currently is sold only in California and Oregon. The basic availability of more products is likely to encourage at least some additional buyers, industry analysts suggest.

        Not surprisingly, the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose megaplex ranks number one on the Cars.com green shoppers list. Eco-consciousness has become far more than a cult there. The same could be said in the relatively pastoral Monterey Peninsula which ranks second. Northern California’s pastoral Eureka is next, while Santa-Barbara and surrounds come in next on the list, followed by Los Angeles.

        If there’s any place where fuel costs are even higher than LA, that’s our 50th state, Hawaii. And with few places to drive, Honolulu may be ideally suited to accept the relatively short range of most of today’s battery cars. It’s sixth on the list.

        The high-tech hub of Seattle-Tacoma come in next, followed by the Sacramento region, which suggests that those California rulemakers might actually drive what they want other folks to buy. Increasingly crowded San Diego and the hipster epicenter of Portland round out the list.

        (Caddy cuts price, boosts performance of ELR plug-in. Click Here for the story.)

        While green cars have not gained the sales momentum advocates had hoped for, editor Wiesenfelder noted that the number of models “continue(s) to proliferate.” Tesla, for example, just added a new base model to its battery-car line-up. Mercedes-Benz is preparing to launch 10 new plug-ins by 2017, Chevy is adding a 200-mile range model, the Bolt, and Honda will soon join Toyota and Hyundai with a new hydrogen car.

        “There may be no better time to buy a fuel-efficient car than now, because low gas prices have reduced demand for hybrids and electrics,” he added, “resulting in special incentives from many automakers.”

        (Click Here for our review of the new Tesla Model S 70d.)

        How to Care for Your Car

        Cheap Car Warranty

        Editor's Choice

        Best Extended Car Warranty

        Editor's Choice
        Recently Published

        The Rearview Mirror: Tailfins Take Flight

        Yesterday
        2021 Porsche Taycan - charging

        TikTok Reveals the Hottest EVs in the Industry

        Feb. 03, 2023
        2018 Hyundai Sonata front

        Millions of Older Hyundai, Kia Owners May Face Trouble Getting Car Insurance

        Feb. 03, 2023

        One response to “10 American Cities with the Greenest Car Shoppers”

        1. Jorge says:
          April 17, 2015 at 12:22 pm

          Many on the left coast like to think of themselves as free thinkers and trend setters. Thankfully the rest of the country doesn’t always buy into the hype. CA for instance might want to invest more time and effort in finding a solution for their chronic lack of water and excessive illegal aliens.

          Reply

        Leave a Reply Cancel reply

        Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

        Share this article:
        © The Detroit Bureau 2023
        • Guides
        • Privacy Policy
        • Terms of Use
        • Affiliate Disclosure
        • Contact Us
        • Sitemap
        Follow Us: