Green Car of the Year
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The Green Car of the Year is an award from the Green Car Journal. The winner is selected by an 11-member panel comprising automotive and environmental experts. Invited jurors have included Mario Andretti; Carroll Shelby, Jay Leno, Carl Pope (Sierra Club), Christopher Flavin (Worldwatch Institute), Jonathan Lash (World Resources Institute) and Jean-Michel Cousteau (Ocean Futures Society).
[edit] Winners
- 2006 — Mercury Mariner Hybrid[1]
- 2007 — Toyota Camry Hybrid [2]
- 2008 — Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid[3]
- 2009 — Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean Diesel[4]
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- The other four finalists were the BMW 335d, the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid, and the Smart Fortwo.[4]
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- 2010 — Audi A3 TDI Clean Diesel[5]
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- The other finalists were the Honda Insight, the Mercury Milan Hybrid, the Toyota Prius and the clean diesel VW Golf TDI.[5]
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- 2011 — Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.[6][7]
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- The other finalists were the Nissan Leaf battery electric car, the hybrid electric versions of the Hyundai Sonata and the Lincoln MKZ, and the gasoline-powered Ford Fiesta, which achieves 40 miles per US gallon (5.9 L/100 km; 48 mpg-imp) in highway driving.[6][8]
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- 2012 — Honda Civic GX natural gas vehicle.[9]
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- The other finalists were the Ford Focus Electric and Mitsubishi i battery electric cars, Toyota Prius v hybrid electric car, and the Volkswagen Passat TDI clean diesel.[10]
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Daily Life with the Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV". Green Car Journal. http://www.greencar.com/features/marinerlife/. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ "Toyota Camry Hybrid Named 2007 Green Car of the Year". Green Car Journal. 2007-01-01. http://www.greencar.com/features/gcoy07/. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ "Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Named 2008 Green Car of the Year". Green Car Journal. 2007-11-15. http://www.greencar.com/features/2008greencar/. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ a b "VW Jetta Clean Diesel Wins 2009 Green Car of the Year!". Green Car Journal. 2008-11-21. http://www.greencar.com/features/2009-vw-jetta-clean-diesel-wins. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ a b "Audi A3 TDI is 2010 Green Car of the Year. Clean Diesel Reigns!". Green Car Journal. http://www.greencar.com/articles/audi-a3-tdi-2010-green-car-year-clean-diesel-reigns.php. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ a b "Chevrolet Volt Electric Car is 2011 Green Car of the Year". Green Car Journal. 2010-11-18. http://www.greencar.com/articles/chevrolet-volt-electric-car-2011-green-car-year.php. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ "2010 LA: Chevrolet Volt wins 2011 Green Car of the Year". egm Car Tech. 2010-11-18. http://www.egmcartech.com/2010/11/18/2010-la-chevrolet-volt-wins-2011-green-car-of-the-year/. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ^ Bernie Woodall (2010-10-21). "Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf among Green Car finalists". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69L03X20101022. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ Susan Carpenter (2011-11-17). "Honda Civic Natural Gas wins 2012 Green Car of the Year Award". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-la-auto-show-2011-honda-civic-natural-gas-wins-green-car-of-the-year-award-20111117,0,3207674.story. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ Chris Woodyard (2011-10-24). "Diesel, electric, natural gas vie for Green Car honors". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/10/diesel-electric-natural-gas-vie-for-green-car-honors/1. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
