Electric vehicle named top car

CHEVROLET’S part electric-powered Volt was named North American Car of the Year today.

The car, that runs on electricity for 64km before a backup petrol engine kicks in, beat the Nissan Leaf, another electric, and Hyundai’s Sonata at the Detroit auto show.

Forty-nine car journalists from the US and Canada made the choices judging on innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value.