CHICAGO, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com, the
premier online resource for buying and selling new and used cars,
compiled a list of U.S. cities with the most
environmentally-conscious car shoppers. The list was assembled
analyzing data from Cars.com's millions of visitors who searched
for hybrids or other environmentally friendly cars. The study's
findings indicate that shoppers on the West coast tend to be the
greenest.
"It is not surprising that California and other West Coast cities top the
list with some of the greenest car shoppers. That part of the
country has long led the charge in the green movement," said
Joe Wiesenfelder, Cars.com's
Executive Editor and resident green automotive guru. "With abundant
charging stations, special perks for eco-friendly drivers in some
western cities and robust infrastructure, the West Coast is well
equipped to cater to the needs of eco-conscious drivers."
As car shoppers nationwide continue to embrace green cars,
Cars.com has found that the following cities have the greenest car
shoppers (ranked from greenest to least green):
- San Francisco—Oakland—San Jose, Calif.
- Monterey—Salinas, Calif.
- San Diego, Calif.
- Portland, Ore.
- Eureka, Calif.
- Washington D.C.
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Lima, Ohio
- Medford—Klamath Falls, Ore.
- Sacramento—Stockton—Modesto, Calif.
"We've continued to see an increase in shoppers searching for
hybrids or eco-friendly cars. From 2012 to 2013, we saw a 5% jump
in these searches and a 106% increase in 'green' inventory listed
on the site," said Wiesenfelder. "As automakers continue to
introduce new hybrids that meet the needs of a wide array of
drivers, dealer inventories are also growing to meet the needs of
shoppers looking to go green."
This week, Cars.com also released a list of its editors' top
hybrid cars for the money. To see that list, click here. To search
for a hybrid or eco-friendly vehicle in your area, visit
www.Cars.com.
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that offers information from consumers and experts to help buyers
formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay
for a car. Cars.com offers thousands of new and used vehicle
listings, consumer reviews, side-by-side comparison tools, photo
galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and many other tools.
Cars.com puts millions of car buyers in control of their shopping
process with the information they need to make confident buying
decisions. Launched in June 1998,
Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures LLC, which is owned
by leading media companies, including A.H.
Belo (NYSE: AHC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The
McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Company and The Washington
Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
SOURCE Cars.com