In 2007, Honda was named the “Greenest Automaker” by the Union of Concerned Scientists for the fourth time in a row.

Maybe it’s because the company created the Honda Insight, America’s first gasoline-electric hybrid car, as well as the world’s first EPA-certified hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity. And maybe it’s because now they have developed a fleet of Auto-Max railcars that are more space-efficient and use less fuel.

Greener is Better

Working with The Greenbrier Companies, an international supplier of transportation equipment for the railroad industry, Honda not only helped these fleet cars have a smaller carbon footprint, but the vehicles also last 30 years longer than the average railcar.

Honda also invested about $7 million to redesign the rail infrastructure at its automobile plants in Marysville and East Liberty, Ohio. This redesign will help the plants save up to 2,436 gallons of fuel and 54,432 pounds of CO2 per year.

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This is a great green initiative by Honda since the company apparently ships 82% of its cars across the country by railway.

This will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in so many ways, from less fuel consumption for gas to less energy used to manufacture more railcars.