The Green Car Vision Award is an annual award granted by the ''

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''. In contrast with its

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award, which only considers

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s that make the most significant environmental advancements, the Green Car Vision Award considers pre-production vehicles with more than one functional

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in existence and that may be in the early stages of commercialization. Vehicles that are part of a demonstration fleet or other program that finds them regularly driven by people other than employees of their manufacturer may also be considered. Nominees may also include a modification of an existing vehicle model, such as a conversion to another type of power like electric drive. The Green Car Vision Award was created in 2008, and the winners were announced at the Washington Auto Show. In 2013 the award was changed to Green Car Technology Award, which unlike the previous award, is not limited to a specific car model.

Winners

:2008 — Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell

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. :::The other four 2009 nominees were the BMW Hydrogen 7, a bi-fuel gasoline-hydrogen car, the Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell car, the Phoenix Electric SUT all-electric sports utility truck, and the

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. :2009 —

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car. :::The other 2009 nominees were the

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plug-in hybrid, the Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell car, the Mini E all-electric car, and the Mitsubishi i MiEV all-electric car. :2010 —

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battery electric car. :::The other 2010 nominees were the Coda electric sedan, the Ford Focus BEV

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, the

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, and the Toyota Prius PHV

. :2011 — Ford Focus Electric battery electric car. :::The four 2011 finalists were the

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, Mitsubishi i MiEV,

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, and Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric. :2012 — Ford C-Max Energi

. :::The four 2012 finalists were the

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and the

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electric cars, the

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plug-in hybrid, and the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell electric car. The winner was announced on January 26 at the 2012 Washington Auto Show.

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Winners

See also

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