Green Car of the Year explained

The Green Car of the Year is a Car of the Year 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]

In early October 2015, the 2009 and 2010 awards were rescinded as a result of the Volkswagen emissions scandal.[2]

Winners

2006 - Mercury Mariner Hybrid[3]

2007 - Toyota Camry Hybrid[4]

2008 - Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid[5]

2009 - Volkswagen Jetta Clean Diesel[6] (Rescinded due to Volkswagen emissions scandal)[7])

The other four finalists were the BMW 335d, the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid, and the Smart Fortwo.[6] In 2015, VW admitted their diesel line from 2009-2015 was designed to correctly limit nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions only during static testing.[8] [2])

2010 - Audi A3 TDI Clean Diesel[9] (Rescinded due to Volkswagen emissions scandal)[10])

The other finalists were the Honda Insight, the Mercury Milan Hybrid, the Toyota Prius and the clean diesel VW Golf TDI.[9] Like the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, the winning 2010 Audi and the 2010 VW Golf were diesel vehicles that Volkswagen admitted in 2015 were designed to limit NOx emissions only when being emission tested.

2011 - Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.[11] [12]

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 in highway driving.[11] [13]

2012 - Honda Civic GX natural gas vehicle.[14]

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.[15] (See 2009 and 2010 listings regarding clean diesel.)

2013 - Ford Fusion second generation line-up, including the EcoBoost gasoline engine option, and the Fusion hybrid and plug-in variants.[16]

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.[17]

2014 - Honda Accord ninth generation line-up, including gasoline, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid variants.[18]

The other finalists were the BMW 328d, Audi A6 TDI, Toyota Corolla, and the Mazda3.[19]

2015 - BMW i3[20]

The other finalists were the Audi A3 TDI,, Chevrolet Impala Bi-Fuel, third generation Honda Fit, and seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf line-up.[21]

2016 - Second generation Chevrolet Volt

The other finalists were the Audi A3 e-tron, the fourth generation Toyota Prius, the 2016 Hyundai Sonata, and the 2016 Honda Civic. The Chevrolet Volt became the first model to be awarded Green Car Of The Year more than once.[22]

2017 - Chevrolet Bolt EV[23]

The other finalists were the Toyota Prius Prime, the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the Kia Optima (including hybrid and plug-in hybrid models) and the BMW 330e iPerformance.[23]

2018 - Honda Clarity group of vehicles [24]

2019 - Honda Insight[25]

2020 - Toyota Corolla[26]

2021 - Ford Mustang Mach-E

2022 - Audi Q4 e-tron

2023 - Toyota Crown[27]

2024 - Toyota Prius PHEV

See also

References

  1. Web site: Texas to Debut Green Truck of the Year. CarsOfChange. 9 November 2014. 16 July 2014. 10 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110001903/http://carsofchange.com/features/texas-debut-green-truck-year/. dead.
  2. Web site: VW and Audi Returning Green Car of the Year® Awards, Vehicles Deemed Ineligible.
  3. Web site: Daily Life with the Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV. Green Car Journal. 2010-11-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081206061307/http://www.greencar.com/features/marinerlife/. 2008-12-06.
  4. Web site: Toyota Camry Hybrid Named 2007 Green Car of the Year . . 2007-01-01 . 2010-11-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081212154134/http://www.greencar.com/features/gcoy07/ . 2008-12-12 .
  5. Web site: Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Named 2008 Green Car of the Year . . 2007-11-15 . 2010-11-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090129222214/http://www.greencar.com/features/2008greencar/ . 2009-01-29 .
  6. Web site: VW Jetta Clean Diesel Wins 2009 Green Car of the Year!. Green Car Journal. 2008-11-21. 2010-11-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090121210841/http://www.greencar.com/features/2009-vw-jetta-clean-diesel-wins. 2009-01-21.
  7. Web site: Volkswagen, Audi Return 2009 & 2010 Green Car of the Year Awards. 20 October 2015. 24 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824222716/http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/10/volkswagen-audi-return-2009-2010-green-car-of-the-year-awards/. dead.
  8. Web site: reuters.com. UPDATE 7-Volkswagen shares plunge on emissions scandal; U.S. widens probe. 2015-09-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220210849/http://www.greencar.com/articles/audi-a3-tdi-2010-green-car-year-clean-diesel-reigns.php. 2016-02-20.
  9. Web site: Green Car Journal. Audi A3 TDI is 2010 Green Car of the Year. Clean Diesel Reigns!. 2010-11-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101124042249/http://www.greencar.com/articles/audi-a3-tdi-2010-green-car-year-clean-diesel-reigns.php. 2010-11-24.
  10. Web site: VW and Audi give back Green Car of the Year awards. 30 September 2015. 20 October 2015.
  11. Web site: Chevrolet Volt Electric Car is 2011 Green Car of the Year . . 2010-11-18 . 2010-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124054434/http://www.greencar.com/articles/chevrolet-volt-electric-car-2011-green-car-year.php . 2010-11-24 .
  12. Web site: 2010 LA: Chevrolet Volt wins 2011 Green Car of the Year. egm Car Tech. 2010-11-18. 2010-11-18.
  13. News: Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf among Green Car finalists. Reuters. Bernie Woodall. 2010-10-21. 2010-10-23.
  14. News: Honda Civic Natural Gas wins 2012 Green Car of the Year Award . Susan Carpenter . Susan . Carpenter . Los Angeles Times. 2011-11-17. 2011-11-17.
  15. News: Diesel, electric, natural gas vie for Green Car honors. Chris Woodyard. USA Today. 2011-10-24. 2011-10-24.
  16. Web site: Ford Fusion wins 2013 Green Car Of The Year . Sebastian Blanco. Autoblog.com . 2012-11-29. 2012-11-29.
  17. News: 2013 Green Car of the Year finalists announced [w/poll]]. Sebastian Blanco. Autoblog Green . 2012-10-25. 2012-10-29.
  18. Web site: Honda Accord Hybrid and PHEV win 2014 Green Car of the Year. Sebastian Blanco. Autoblog Green . 2013-11-21. 2013-11-23.
  19. News: Finalists for 2014 Green Car of the Year announced. Brandon Turkus. Autoblog.com . 2013-10-17. 2013-10-17.
  20. News: BMW i3 named 2015 Green Car of the Year. Alisa Priddle. Detroit Free Press. 2014-11-20. 2014-11-21.
  21. Web site: 2015 Green Car Of The Year finalists announced, run alt-fuel gamut. Sebastian Blanco. Autoblog Green . 2014-10-21. 2014-10-21.
  22. News: 2016 Chevy Volt wins Green Car of the Year . Sebastian Blanco. Autoblog Green . 2015-11-19. 2015-11-21.
  23. News: Chevy Bolt wins 2017 Green Car of the Year . Sebastian . Blanco . Autoblog.com . 2016-11-17 . 2016-11-21.
  24. Web site: Honda Clarity is Green Car of the Year!.
  25. Web site: Driven: Honda Insight Hybrid.
  26. Web site: Toyota Corolla Awarded 2020 Green Car of the Year and Honda CR-V 2020 Green SUV of the Year.
  27. News: Eisenstein . Paul . Toyota Crown Named “2023 Green Car of the Year” - The Detroit Bureau . 14 November 2022 . 9 November 2022.

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