Seemingly following Automobile Magazine, Motor Trend named the 2011 Chevy Volt as it’s 2011 Car of the Year.

Yet some of you may be wondering why we still haven’t seen the Volt on showroom floors and unfortunately it’s because it’s still waiting on it’s papers to be graded by the EPA, that is it’s official sticker certifying the Volt’s miles per gallon rating. We could be at this standstill forever! No one really know how it should be rated since it’s not a hybrid but a full EV! General Motors global product chief Tom Stephens told Automotive News that the sticker is expected “any day,” and unfortunately that’s a requirement before the Volt can walk out the door.

Currently the Toyota Prius has the honor of being the more fuel efficient electric or plug-in hybrid available in the U.S., but I think the Chevy Volt will bump it down a place once things are in order with the EPA and DOE on the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide.

 

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