Holden EcoLine gets the green light

Holden boss mark Reuss and the EcoLine AFM Commodore, Sydney show 2008

It's not quite up there with the Hybrid badge, but Holden now has its own honour roll student bumper sticker...

The EcoLine badge will be stamped on its Active Fuel Management cars (AFM), LPG cars and utes, and diesel engined vehicles.

"The energy challenges we face require many solutions, and for Holden, the future of sustainable motoring is a clear strategy of fuel efficiency and energy diversity," said GM Holden Director of Energy and Environment, Richard Marshall.

"The Holden EcoLine badge reinforces this approach by highlighting vehicles that use alternative fuels or fuel saving technologies. EcoLine vehicles suit a range of driving conditions and budgets and provide benefit for customers. hip pockets.

"The Holden EcoLine badge is an easy way to communicate this 'Future Friendly' strategy to our customers. It highlights the ways we are making Holden a smarter choice for Australian
motorists."

The planned E85-capable vehicle in 2010 and the Holden Volt electric car in 2012 will also be stamped with the EcoLine badge.

No word on whether an HSV will ever wear one...