Green Car Vision Award

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 hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.

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 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid.

2009 —Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car.

The other 2009 nominees were the Fisker Karma 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 —Nissan Leaf battery electric car.

The other 2010 nominees were the Coda electric sedan, the Ford Focus BEV electric car, the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, and the Toyota Prius PHV plug-in hybrid.

2011 —Ford Focus Electric battery electric car.

The four 2011 finalists were the Honda Fit EV, Mitsubishi i MiEV, Toyota RAV4 EV, and Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric.

2012 —Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid.

The four 2012 finalists were the Tesla Model S and the BMW i3 electric cars, the Cadillac ELR 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.