Green Car of the Year

2008 Green Car of the Year logo

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).

A separate Green Truck of the Year award was launched in 2015.[1]

Winners

2006 — Mercury Mariner Hybrid[2]
2007 — Toyota Camry Hybrid [3]
The 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid was awarded the 2011 Green Car of the Year.
2008 — Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid[4]
2009 — Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean Diesel[5]
The other four finalists were the BMW 335d, the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid, and the Smart Fortwo.[5]
2010 — Audi A3 TDI Clean Diesel[6]
The other finalists were the Honda Insight, the Mercury Milan Hybrid, the Toyota Prius and the clean diesel VW Golf TDI.[6]
2011 — Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.[7][8]
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.[7][9]
The 2013 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid was awarded the 2013 Green Car of the Year together with the EcoBoost gasoline engine option, and the conventional hybrid variant.
2012 — Honda Civic GX natural gas vehicle.[10]
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.[11]
2013 — Ford Fusion second generation line-up, including the EcoBoost gasoline engine option, and the Fusion hybrid and plug-in variants.[12]
The other finalists were the Ford C-Max hybrid and plug-in hybrid, Dodge Dart Aero, Toyota Prius c hybrid electric car, and the Mazda CX-5.[13]
2014 — Honda Accord ninth generation line-up, including gasoline, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid variants.[14]
The other finalists were the BMW 328d, Audi A6 TDI, Toyota Corolla, and the Mazda3.[15]
2015 — BMW i3[16]
The other finalists were the Audi A3 TDI, , Chevrolet Impala Bi-Fuel, third generation Honda Fit, and seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf line-up.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Texas to Debut Green Truck of the Year". CarsOfChange. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Daily Life with the Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV". Green Car Journal. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Toyota Camry Hybrid Named 2007 Green Car of the Year". Green Car Journal. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Named 2008 Green Car of the Year". Green Car Journal. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "VW Jetta Clean Diesel Wins 2009 Green Car of the Year!". Green Car Journal. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Audi A3 TDI is 2010 Green Car of the Year. Clean Diesel Reigns!". Green Car Journal. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Chevrolet Volt Electric Car is 2011 Green Car of the Year". Green Car Journal. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  8. ↑ "2010 LA: Chevrolet Volt wins 2011 Green Car of the Year". egm Car Tech. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  9. ↑ Bernie Woodall (2010-10-21). "Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf among Green Car finalists". Reuters. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  10. ↑ Carpenter, Susan (2011-11-17). "Honda Civic Natural Gas wins 2012 Green Car of the Year Award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  11. ↑ Chris Woodyard (2011-10-24). "Diesel, electric, natural gas vie for Green Car honors". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  12. ↑ Sebastian Blanco (2012-11-29). "Ford Fusion wins 2013 Green Car Of The Year". Autoblog. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  13. ↑ Sebastian Blanco (2012-10-25). "2013 Green Car of the Year finalists announced [w/poll]". Autoblog Green. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  14. ↑ Sebastian Blanco (2013-11-21). "Honda Accord Hybrid and PHEV win 2014 Green Car of the Year". Autoblog Green. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  15. ↑ Brandon Turkus (2013-10-17). "Finalists for 2014 Green Car of the Year announced". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  16. ↑ Alisa Priddle (2014-11-20). "BMW i3 named 2015 Green Car of the Year". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  17. ↑ Sebastian Blanco (2014-10-21). "2015 Green Car Of The Year finalists announced, run alt-fuel gamut". Autoblog Green. Retrieved 2014-10-21.

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