Hot on the heels of the Green Car Journal’s 2009 Green Car of the Year, the World Car of the Year Awards has announced the finalists in the World Green Car category. There are more than 20 finalists and the winner will be named on April 9, 2009 at the New York International Auto Show.

Drum roll please…

And the finalists are:
Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
BMW 335d BluePerformance
Chevrolet Tahoe / GMC Yukon Hybrid
Citroën C1
Fiat Palio Weekend Electric
Fiat Siena Tetrafuel model
Honda FCX Clarity
Mazda Hydrogen Rotary RX8
Mercedes-Benz ML/R/GL 320 BlueTEC
MINI Cooper D
MINI E
Mitsubishi iMiEV
Nissan X-Trail 20 GT
smart ed
Subaru Legacy/Outback PZEV
Tesla Electric Roadster
Toyota iQ
Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe
Volvo S40 1.6D DRIVe
Volvo S80 2.5 FT (Flexifuel)
Volvo V50 1.6D DRIVe
Volvo V70 2.5 FT (Flexifuel)

I can tell you with full enthusiasm that I am much more excited to see the finalists on this list than I was when I saw the top five for the Green Car Journal award. The Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid is an odd choice in my opinion but it was the 2008 Green Car of the Year (per the Green Car Journal) so I suppose it is not too surprising.

I expected to see the Honda FCX Clarity on the Green Car Journal list but it did not make the top five, I am glad to see it here. It is nice to see the MINI E, smart ed and the Tesla being acknowledged. Boy, it is a long wait until April.

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