The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended-range capability was named Green Car of the Year. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet Volt

Los Angeles, USA - November 18, 2010

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended-range capability today was named Green Car Journal’s Green Car of the Year®.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended-range capability was named Green Car of the Year. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet Volt

The Volt is the first electric vehicle to win the award.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended-range capability was named Green Car of the Year. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet Volt

“This has been a long time coming,” said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal and editor of GreenCar.com.
“The electric vehicles that were test marketed in the 1990s tantalized us, but were without a solid business case. What a difference a decade makes.”

General Motors North America Marketing Vice President Joel Ewanick receives the Green Car Journal's 2011 Green Car of the Year award for the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range capability at the Los Angeles International Auto Show Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet News Photo

The Volt runs purely on electricity for 25 to 50 miles on a single charge before a 1.4-liter gasoline engine/generator seamlessly engages to create electricity to drive the wheels for an additional 300 miles on a full tank of gas.

General Motors North America Marketing Vice President Joel Ewanick receives the Green Car Journal's 2011 Green Car of the Year award for the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range capability at the Los Angeles International Auto Show Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet News Photo

The Volt’s extended-range capability addresses the range anxiety concerns associated with battery-only electric vehicles.

General Motors North America Marketing Vice President Joel Ewanick (right) sits with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaragosa after receiving the Green Car Journal's 2011 Green Car of the Year award for the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range capability at the Los Angeles International Auto Show Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet News Photo

"The Green Car of the Year® award validates the Chevrolet team's promise to deliver a practical electric vehicle," said Joel Ewanick, General Motors vice president, U.S. Marketing, who drove a Volt 2,394 miles from Detroit to the Los Angeles International Auto Show, where he accepted the award Thursday.
"The Volt's a transformational technology that will lead our industry into a new age of vehicle electrification."

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car. Photo courtesy GM / facebook / Chevrolet Volt

Other finalists for Green Car honors were:

• the Ford Fiesta

• Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

• Lincoln MKZ Hybrid

• Nissan LEAF.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car. Photo courtesy GM / facebook / Chevrolet Volt

The Green Car of the Year® jury was comprised of six environmental and automotive experts along with Green Car Journal editors.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet Volt

The Chevrolet Tahoe 2-Mode Hybrid is a previous winner of the Green Car award.


About Chevrolet


Chevrolet is a global automotive brand, with annual sales of about 3.5 million vehicles in more than 130 countries.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car. Photo courtesy GM / Chevrolet Volt

In the U.S., the Chevrolet portfolio includes: iconic performance cars, such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long lasting pickups and SUVs, such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers, such as Malibu, Equinox and Traverse.

President Barack Obama gets behind the wheel of the Chevrolet Volt with Plant Manager Teri Quigley to take it for a quick drive at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant on July 30, 2010. Photo courtesy GM / facebook / Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet also offers "gas-friendly" solutions, such as the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco model that gets an EPA-estimated 42 mpg highway, and 2011 Chevrolet Volt that will offer 25-50 miles of electric driving and an additional 310 miles of extended range with the onboard generator (based on GM testing).

President Barack Obama gets behind the wheel of the Chevrolet Volt to take it for a quick drive at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant on July 30, 2010. Photo courtesy GM / facebook / Chevrolet Volt

Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security, and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response, and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown.

More information regarding Chevrolet models, fuel solutions, and OnStar availability can be found at

www.chevrolet.com  


About Green Car of the Year®


The GCOY award is an important part of Green Car Journal’s mission to showcase environmental progress in the auto industry.

Founded in 1992, Green Car Journal is considered the premier source of information on high fuel efficiency, low emission, advanced technology, and alternative fuel vehicles.
Green Car of the Year® is a registered trademark of Green Car Journal and RJ Cogan Specialty Publications Group, Inc.

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