Posted on 01/11/2023 10:25:43 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Electric vehicles took two of three categories for the first time in this year’s North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year awards.
Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup won the truck category, while Kia’s EV6 battery-powered EV was named the top SUV. The Integra, a small sedan from Honda’s Acura performance brand, won car of the year.
Six of the nine finalists were powered by batteries, and analysts say the more of the awards are likely to go to electric vehicles in the future as the industry spends billions to roll out multiple new EV models.
Fifty automotive journalists from the U.S. and Canada are judges for the three awards, which are announced every January. They’re chosen from dozens of candidates and must be new or substantially changed for the current model year. Automakers often use the awards in advertising.
The judges evaluate finalists on innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction, user experience and value. The selection process started last summer.
In addition to the Integra, finalists for the car of the year included the Genesis G80 electric sedan, and the Nissan Z sports car.
The Lightning’s finalist competitors were the Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 off-road pickup and the Lordstown Motors Endurance electric commercial pickup.
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EVs are losers, except as glorified gold carts.
EVs are losers, except as glorified golf carts.
Anyone else smell fish in the air?
Of course they did. Merit was not a factor.
Fake awards for fake cars
wasn’t there a recent report that Ford was cutting production of the Lightning due to supply chain and demand issues?
Reminds me when RAP started winning all the awards for no good reason except liberalism.
Affirmative action for electrics.
I’ll bet one day there will be an ICE conversion kit for F-150 Lightning
More EV gaslighting.
Brokeback Mountain won three Oscars.
“..Fake awards for fake cars...”
Fake awards for fake cars for fake people.....
That would be a LOT of work. I’ve dropped engines into a few vehicles in my day. I can’t imagine having to backport an EV.
100% political
Kia EV6 IMHO is a good car if you're in the market for an EV car. But calling it an SUV is like calling Indian-Jamaican Kamala an "African American".
Saw a head-to-head EV truck vs. gasoline truck. EV made it 1/2 as far then had to drop the tow, limp to a charging station and the spend an hour getting charged back up.
Anyone who DEPENDS on an EV truck as anything other than a smug-source is NUTS.
AP, content influencers for rent, real cheap.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3nS0Fdayj8Y&feature=share
This guy was not impressed with the EV F-150. Basically it’s a pick up truck for people who don’t really use a pick up truck.
How many miles can a truck go fully loaded with a loaded trailer?
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