Green automobiles seriously well-liked by auto of the year award voters

The numerous Car of the year honors that several journals, organizations, and agencies are prestigious honors to receive. No real consensus really exists for what constitutes a true automobile of the year, however that doesn't stop honors from being bestowed. However, this year’s awards seem to have a particular slant. More Auto of the year awards are likely to green automobiles.

Volt is the auto of the year

The 2 most hotly predicted green automobiles, the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf, are both obtaining attention from numerous Car of the Year-award-bestowing bodies. Wired accounts the Volt, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, won Car of the year. It’s certain that most are happy. General Motors is likely more happy than any others. Chevy Volt Automobile of the year awards were also given out by Motor Trend and Automobile magazines, which are prestigious within the industry. The judging panel at the LA Auto Show included Jay Leno and performance guru and automotive legend Carroll Shelby. Both the Nissan Motors Leaf and Chevy Volt are known as very green vehicles. Of course, the Leaf is completely electric while the Volt is a plug-in hybrid.

The Leaf gets the honor for Vehicle of the year also

The 2011 European Car of the year was called to be the Nissan Motors Leaf. This is what the Telegraph reports. A panel of European automotive journals are made the judges of the European Vehicle of the year. From 23 nations, 58 judges showed up. The Nissan Leaf is one of the first all-electric vehicles manufactured on the scale of a major vehicle manufacturer (notwithstanding golf carts), and it has been in a near dead heat with the Chevy Volt in most American Automobile of the year vote counts at auto shows. The 2011 Detroit Auto Show promises to be a huge showdown of the 2 vehicles.

Which is car of the world?

Right now the votes are being put together for which one may be the World Automobile of the year. In spring or 2011, this will finally be announced. Though severe authorities are weighing in on the best cars of 2010, it seems the best automobile of a year shouldn’t be picked until years later. Every person wants their automobile to last a long time. These ought to be the ones voted on.

Articles cited

Wired

wired.com/autopia/2010/11/chevy-volt-wins-green-car-of-the-year/

The Telegraph

telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8167962/Nissan-Leaf-wins-Car-of-the-Year.html