<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/la-auto-show/" rel="tag">LA Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chevrolet/" rel="tag">Chevrolet</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hyundai/" rel="tag">Hyundai</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/lincoln/" rel="tag">Lincoln</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/" rel="tag">Nissan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/electric/" rel="tag">Electric</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="2011 Nissan Leaf" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/01-gcoy-630.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Green Car of the Year finalists - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Green Car Journal </em>has chosen its five candidates for the 2011 Green Car of the Year Award. Competition is fierce this time around with both the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/leaf">Nissan Leaf</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/volt">Chevrolet Volt</a> nabbing nods. While those two have been busy snapping up headlines over the past year, the rest of the vehicles on the list are no less impressive. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/08/2011-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-first-drive-road-test-review/">Lincoln MKZ Hybrid</a> made the cut thanks to its incredibly efficient drivetrain borrowed from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/review-2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-what-a-difference-60-degrees-m/">Ford Fusion Hybrid</a>. Meanwhile, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/18/2011-hyundai-sonata-hybrid-second-drive-review/">Hyundai Sonata Hybrid</a> is bound to make an impressive showing thanks to its competent highway mileage and high-tech lithium-polymer battery pack.<br />
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Of all of the eligible vehicles, the only one without a battery pack is the lovable <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">2011 Ford Fiesta</a>. While the subcompact is likely to be eclipsed by the rest of the electron-powered pack, the vehicle's 40 mpg highway is no less impressive than all of the high-tech wizardry on board the hybrids and EVs. The winner of this year's award will be announced at the 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/la-auto-show/">LA Auto Show</a> on November 18. Check out our gallery of the nominees below and then <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/#continued">hit the jump</a> for the press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists">2011 Green Car of the Year Finalists</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/01-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/02-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/03-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/04-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/05-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<b><i><small>Photos copyright (C)2010 AOL<br />
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[Source: Green Car Journal]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2010 Green Car of the Year finalists announced</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/">2010 Green Car of the Year finalists announced</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19685185/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Green Car of the Year finalists - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<em><br />
Green Car Journal </em>has chosen its five candidates for the 2011 Green Car of the Year Award. Competition is fierce this time around with both the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/leaf">Nissan Leaf</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/volt">Chevrolet Volt</a> nabbing nods. While those two have been busy snapping up headlines over the past year, the rest of the vehicles on the list are no less impressive. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/08/2011-lincoln-mkz-hybrid-first-drive-road-test-review/">Lincoln MKZ Hybrid</a> made the cut thanks to its incredibly efficient drivetrain borrowed from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/19/review-2010-ford-fusion-hybrid-what-a-difference-60-degrees-m/">Ford Fusion Hybrid</a>. Meanwhile, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/18/2011-hyundai-sonata-hybrid-second-drive-review/">Hyundai Sonata Hybrid</a> is bound to make an impressive showing thanks to its competent highway mileage and high-tech lithium-polymer battery pack.<br />
<br />
Of all of the eligible vehicles, the only one without a battery pack is the lovable <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/fiesta">2011 Ford Fiesta</a>. While the subcompact is likely to be eclipsed by the rest of the electron-powered pack, the vehicle's 40 mpg highway is no less impressive than all of the high-tech wizardry on board the hybrids and EVs. The winner of this year's award will be announced at the 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/la-auto-show/">LA Auto Show</a> on November 18. Check out our gallery of the nominees below and then <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/#continued">hit the jump</a> for the press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists">2011 Green Car of the Year Finalists</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/01-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/02-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/03-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/04-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-green-car-of-the-year-finalists/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/05-gcoy_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<b><i><small>Photos copyright (C)2010 AOL<br />
</small></i></b><br />
[Source: Green Car Journal]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2010 Green Car of the Year finalists announced</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/">2010 Green Car of the Year finalists announced</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19685185/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/2010-green-car-of-the-year-finalists-announced/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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