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LA Auto Show 2010 - Green Car of the Year, Chevy Volt - Photolog

by Edmund Jenks | November 19, 2010 at 08:52 am

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LA Auto Show 2010 - 2011 Green Car of the Year, Chevy Volt - Photolog

The first electric vehicle to capture the Green Car of the Year award presented by Green Car Journal is General Motors Chevy Volt. The Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric car that can go about 40 miles on one charge and about 300 more while a tank of gasoline recharges the battery.

It was chosen by a panel of experts over four other finalists - 2011 models of the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, all-electric Nissan LEAF, and gas-powered but high-mileage Ford Fiesta.

At present, the Chevy Volt has only been available on a limited and lease basis through pilot programs with electric companies but is expected to go on sale this December in California and six other selected areas. The four-seat Volt carries a hefty, Government and Union set price tag of about $40,000, less a federal incentive tax credit of $7,500 in taxpayer funded monies.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Thursday the city and the Department of Water and Power are expanding a program of additional (government based) financial incentives and charging-station upgrades designed to make it easier for motorists to use electric vehicles.

Villaraigosa said Los Angeles and other Southern California cities and utilities have "made a lot of headway" in the year since he outlined the regional plan to pave the way for a rush of environment-friendly cars in 2010-11.

As if to underscore the timeliness of all this, Villaraigosa spoke at the Convention Center minutes before the 2011 Chevrolet Volt hybrid was named the 2011 Green Car of the Year.

Presenters said the Volt's victory marks a milestone in the rise of mass-production plug-in cars ... but some doubt the viability of an automobile that appears to be "Green" on the outside, but has many environmental downsides that support the technologies that places this Green Car Journal Green Car of the Year award vehicle for 2010 ... on the road.

(ht: some article details excerpted and edited from the Daily News)

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autolinemag (not verified)

at 02:19 on November 20th, 2010

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt makes its debut as General Motors' first plug-in gas/electric vehicle.Among the available features are a remote-charging and vehicle-control program that owners can download and run from Blackberry and Apple iPhone cell phones. If you are on a tight budget and looking to save some money on gas then you probably will not Rush out and buy the first few years modelof this car, that is to assume there will be more years then a couple.

jadesmith

at 03:04 on November 22nd, 2010

Way before it enters the market; GM’s plug-in hybrid the Chevrolet Volt, having a backup gasoline engine already has taken a lot of beating from media. We’ve driven the pre-production Chevrolet Volt, and although our experience wasn’t sufficient for a full-size road test, the Chevrolet Volt came out as a much better vehicle than what we were expecting, and an irrefutable engineering coup for GM.

Matt Hayden (not verified)

at 20:54 on November 22nd, 2010

A green auto is an environmental friendly vehicle that alleviate the harmful impact that the internal combustion engines running on diesel and gasoline produce on the environment.<a href="www.thegreenautos.com/">Green Autos</a> use alternative fuels ..Basically these cars improve the fuel economy of the vehicle in a cost effective way using advanced technology..Green cars aim at curbing dependence on oil imports which would in turn reduce carbon emissions and the greenhouse effect..The most efficient in this sector are the green autos that use alternative propulsion or an engine which curbs consumption of petrol as in the electric hybrid vehicles that use energy sources which are renewable.Also use of biofuels instead of petroleum and oil fuels have less detrimental effects on the environment.

Dr. Dre (not verified)

at 21:00 on November 22nd, 2010

Green vehicles function wholly or partially on alternative energy sources like fossil fuels.Hybrid cars may be powered on hydrogen or fossil fuel or electric power.They are the most expensive but also help the vehicle attain high fuel economy really quick!