Nissan Leaf Takes Car Of The Year Accolade
The Nissan Leaf has picked up the prestigious 2011 European Car of the Year award,Christian Louboutin Python Madame Butterfly 140mm chaussuresvente au rabais, becoming the first all-electric car to do so.
Described as breakthrough for electric cars?by Hakan Matson, President of the Jury, Car of the Year,Christian Louboutin simples chaussures en cuir de pompe 100mmLivraison gratuite pour vous, the Nissan Leaf drives off with the coveted accolade four months before its release here in the UK.
he jury acknowledged today that the Nissan Leaf is breakthrough for electric cars. Nissan Leaf is the first EV that can match conventional cars in many respects,Christian Louboutin chaussures Altesse 160mmvente au rabais,?Matson said.
The world first mass-marketed,Christian Louboutin Vous Vous sortie 85mmvente au rabais, affordable electric vehicle was awarded 257 points by the Car of the Year judging panel,chick here, followed very closely by the Alfa Romeo Giuletta,see more, which managed 248 points.
The Vauxhall Meriva found itself just 13 points from the top in third place with 244 points,Christian Louboutin chaussures Soso 100mmvente au rabais, but finished comfortably ahead of the fourth place C-MAX, which was awarded 224 points.
The Citroen C3/DS3 and Volvo S60/V60 finished fifth and sixth with 175 and 145 respectively, while the Dacia Duster placed last with 132 points. Despite this, one of the six British Car of the Year voters, Autocar Steve Cropley, believe it was in many ways hard done by.
The Dacia Duster] does little to further the art of the motor car,see more, but it does offer a lot of style and utility for amazingly little money,Christian Louboutin chaussures Alti pompe Taupe 140mmvente pas cher,?he said.
Although Nissan believes that this award recognises the Leaf as a competitor o conventional cars in terms of safety, performance, spaciousness and handling,?new research has revealed ?or reiterated ?that British drivers are still favouring diesel or petrol variants.
FindYouCars.com has analysed the latest 1,000 buying requests on its site to reveal that less than one per cent of British motorists are considering a hybrid or electric vehicle, as opposed to the 41 and 23 per cent of requests for diesel and petrol vehicles.
This reflects the attitude of several of this year Car of the Year jurors, who actually deemed the Leaf worthy of last place.
eedback from our users show that price and performance are proving major barriers and deterring people from investing (in electric cars),?explained Carlo Walther,Christian Louboutin brevets relika 140mm gris chaussuresLivraison gratuite pour vous, FindsYouCars.com marketing manager.
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