Green Car of the Year

Winners

:2006 — Mercury Mariner Hybrid :2007 — Toyota Camry Hybrid :2008 — Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid :2009 — Volkswagen Jetta Clean Diesel (Rescinded due to Volkswagen emissions scandal)) ::: The other four finalists were the BMW 335d, the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid, and the Smart Fortwo.) :2010 — Audi A3 TDI Clean Diesel (Rescinded due to Volkswagen emissions scandal)) ::: The other finalists were the Honda Insight, the Mercury Milan Hybrid, the Toyota Prius and the clean diesel VW Golf TDI. 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. ::: 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 mpgus in highway driving. :2012 — Honda Civic GX natural gas vehicle. ::: 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. (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. ::: 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. :2014 — Honda Accord ninth generation line-up, including gasoline, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid variants. ::: The other finalists were the BMW 328d, Audi A6 TDI, Toyota Corolla, and the Mazda3.

:2015 — BMW i3 ::: The other finalists were the Audi A3 TDI, Chevrolet Impala Bi-Fuel, third generation Honda Fit, and seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf line-up.

: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.

:2017 — Chevrolet Bolt EV ::: 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.

:2018 — Honda Clarity group of vehicles

:2019 — Honda Insight

:2020 — Toyota Corolla

:2021 — Ford Mustang Mach-E

:2022 — Audi Q4 e-tron

:2023 — Toyota Crown

:2024 — Toyota Prius PHEV

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