Green Car Journal has awarded its 2015 Green Truck of the Year honor to the RAM 1500 EcoDiesel, a pickup that offers the only advanced, fuel-efficient diesel engine in the light-duty truck segment.
Presented at the San Antonio Auto & Truck Show, the Green Truck of the Year™ program recognizes important environmental achievements in the immensely popular pickup truck field.
“The Green Truck of the Year award takes into account the unique requirements of pickup buyers who want improved efficiency and reduced environmental impact, yet also demand high levels of functionality, power and traditional performance,” said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal.
The RAM 1500 EcoDiesel focuses on efficiencies with active aerodynamics including grill shutters that close for less drag at highway speeds. Other efficiency measures like an eight-speed automatic transmission and an air suspension system that lowers the truck at higher speeds are also used to optimize fuel economy and achieve lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Finalists for the award also included three completely revised pickups – the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon – plus the efficient gasoline RAM 1500 HFE. Each brought its own brand of efficiency and improved environmental performance to bear. All finalists are further distinguished by earning Green Car Journal’s 2015 Green Car Product of Excellence.
Published in the December 2014 Edition of American Recycler News
