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Nissan Leaf Named European Car of the Year

And the score is tied... The battle between the world's first two electric vehicles launched by established manufacturers is waging on and, soon after the American Volt received the coronation as the North American Car of the Year, the Japanese Volt received a similar acknowledgment in Europe.

The car has been named by the panel of European journalists from 23 European countries the winner in a competition which will go down in history as the first one won by an electric vehicle. The award was handed to Nissan's CEO, Carlos Ghosn, during a ceremony hosted at the Pavillion Gabriel in Paris.

"It is a great honor for Nissan LEAF to be recognized as the European Car of the Year - the first all-electric car to receive this distinction. Like previous Car of the Year winners, Nissan LEAF is an appealing, competitive car, with no compromise on style, features, safety, performance or handling,” said Ghosn after receiving the award.

“Yet it stands apart as an innovative car that reflects a clear vision of the future of transportation - a vision of sustainable mobility."

Winning such an important accolade should, in theory, fuel the expectations of the thousands of people who have ordered the Leaf. As you already know, the long talked about launch of the model is not going as planned, at least in the eyes of the future owners, who accuse the car maker of huge delays in delivering the models.

Nissan on the other hand says the delays are not delays, but only a communication blooper. The delays, it says, were part of the plan, as the Leaf is currently being rolled out in selected markets only.
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