First Production EV to Achieve 200-Plus Mile Driving Range
Wins Auto Industry's Most Prestigious Environmental Award at
AutoMobility LA™
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The
all-electric 2017 Chevrolet Bolt, which offers a breakthrough
EPA-estimated 238 miles of range on a full electric charge, was
named Green Car Journal's 2017 Green Car of the
Year® during AutoMobility LA. Other finalists for the
2017 Green Car of the Year® award included the BMW 330e
iPerformance, Chrysler Pacifica, Kia Optima and Toyota Prius
Prime.
Green Car Journal editors selected the 2017 Bolt for its
impressive 238 mile zero-emission driving range, stylish design,
pleasing driving dynamics, and welcome suite of advanced and
connected technologies. Along with its distinction as the first
production battery electric vehicle to achieve a 200-plus mile
driving range, the 2017 Bolt offers an array of features that
provide a unique and catered ride to the driver. Specifically, the
Bolt's Regen-On-Demand feature allows the driver to use a steering
wheel paddle to initiate more aggressive regenerative braking to
slow down without using the brake pedal, while transferring
electrical energy back to the battery.
"The 2017 Bolt EV is a game-changing electric vehicle that
delivers long range at an affordable price," said Steve Majoros, Marketing Director, Chevrolet
Cars & Crossovers. "We're excited to have the Bolt EV arrive to
select dealer showrooms later this year and honored to have it
named as Green Car Journal's Green Car of the Year®."
Each year, an expanding number of environmentally positive
vehicle models are considered for the Green Car of the
Year® program, an illustration that the auto industry is
continuing to expand its efforts in offering new vehicles with
higher efficiency and improved environmental impact. For more than
10 years, Green Car Journal has honored the most influential
"green" vehicles at the LA Auto Show and now AutoMobility LA. The
Green Car of the Year® award is an honor widely
recognized as the auto industry's most important environmental
accolade.
"Chevrolet's all-new 2017 Bolt is a breakthrough vehicle in
every sense," said Ron Cogan, editor
and publisher of Green Car Journal and GreenCarJournal.com.
"From the time modern electric vehicles emerged in the 1990s,
limited driving range has presented a core challenge to the
commercialization of electric cars affordable to everyday drivers.
Bolt overcomes this with its 238-mile battery electric driving
range and approachable price, the first production electric car to
achieve this milestone."
The Green Car of the Year® is selected through a
majority vote by an esteemed jury that includes celebrity auto
enthusiast Jay Leno, as well as
leaders of noted environmental and efficiency organizations
including Jean-Michel Cousteau, President of Ocean Futures Society;
Matt Petersen, Board Member of
Global Green USA; Dr. Alan Lloyd, President Emeritus of the
International Council on Clean Transportation; Mindy Lubber,
President of CERES; and Kateri
Callahan, President of the Alliance to Save Energy.
During the award's vetting process, Green Car Journal
editors consider all vehicles, fuels and technologies as an
expansive field of potential candidates is narrowed down to the
final five. Finalists are selected for their achievements in
raising the bar in environmental performance. Many factors are
considered including efficiency, performance characteristics,
'newness,' affordability and overall environmental achievement.
Availability to the mass market is important to ensure honored
models have the potential to make a real difference in
environmental impact. Finalists must be available for sale by
January 1 of the award year.
About Green Car of the Year®
Since 1992,
Green Car Journal has been widely recognized as the leading
authority on the intersection of automobiles, energy, connectivity,
and environment. The GCOY award is an important part of Green
Car Journal's mission to showcase environmental progress in the
auto industry. GreenCarJournal.com presents 'green car' articles
online along with a focus on connectivity. Green Car of the
Year® is a registered trademark of Green Car
Journal and RJ Cogan Specialty Publications Group, Inc.
Hashtag: #GreenCarJournal
About the Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobility
LA
Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto
Show®) is the first major North American auto show of
the season each year. In 2016, the show's Press & Trade Days
merged with the Connected Car Expo (CCE) to become AutoMobility
LATM, the industry's first trade show converging the
technology and automotive industries to discuss the most pressing
issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility.
AutoMobility LA 2016 will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Nov. 14-17. LA Auto Show will open to the public
from Nov. 18-27. AutoMobility LA is
where the new auto industry gets business done, unveils
groundbreaking products and makes strategic announcements in front
of media from around the globe. LA Auto Show is endorsed by the
Greater L.A. New Car Dealer Association and is operated by ANSA
Productions. To receive the latest show news and information,
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