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Nissan Leaf wins 2011 GreenFleet "Electric Vehicle of the Year" award

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The list of awards is starting to pile up for the Nissan Leaf. The Japanese automaker's bookshelf is teaming with awards with titles that read 2011 European Car of the Year award, 2010 Green Car Vision, 2011 World Car of the Year and so on.



Nissan will now have to make room for the 2011 Green Fleet Electric Vehicle of the Year award. That's right, the Leaf was judged the "best performing and most suitable" electric vehicle for fleets in its class. Admittedly, it's one heck of a tiny class. Colin Boyton, GreenFleet manager, describes the attributes that make the Leaf deserving of the award:

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      With five-door practicality, a generous boot, a high level of spec, and most importantly, a 110-mile range, the Nissan Leaf is the resounding choice this year. Add to that the take-up in fleets, from all over the UK, and it certainly means the Nissan Leaf is now the market leader, and will continue to make in-roads into fleets looking to embrace electric vehicle technology.</div>

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   110 miles is not impossible, but it sure is optimistic. GreenFleet is a UK-based firm that recognizes excellence in environmental fleet management and green transport. You can find the complete list of 2011 GreenFleet award winners by clicking here.</p><p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/10/25/nissan-leaf-wins-2011-greenfleet-electric-vehicle-of-the-year/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading Nissan Leaf wins 2011 GreenFleet "Electric Vehicle of the Year" award[/url]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;">Nissan Leaf wins 2011 GreenFleet "Electric Vehicle of the Year" award originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:12:00 EST.  Please see our terms for use of feeds.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/10/25/nissan-leaf-wins-2011-greenfleet-electric-vehicle-of-the-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink[/url]&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://green.autoblog.com/forward/20086401/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this[/url]&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2011/10/25/nissan-leaf-wins-2011-greenfleet-electric-vehicle-of-the-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments[/url]

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