Money | Chevrolet Volt Chevy Volt Wins Car of the Year Plug-in hybrid gets love from nation's largest auto show By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jan 10, 2011 11:45 AM CST Copied Felix Kramer, founder of CalCars, poses for a photograph next to his new Chevy Volt electric car in Redwood City, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) If the desire to go green wasn’t enough to convince you to buy a Chevrolet Volt, maybe this will: The $41,000 plug-in hybrid was named North American Car of the Year at the country's largest auto show. The Volt beat out Nissan’s all-electric Leaf and Hyundai's Sonata sedan to snag the top honor at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It's the latest in a long line of awards for the car, including Motor Trend Car of the Year, CrunchGear notes—but not everyone is impressed. Bloomberg reports that Ford's Explorer grabbed Truck of the Year. Read These Next Trump tells Washington's homeless to clear out. Montana is breaking out its 'bear dogs.' A country singer has gotten involved in a strange football feud. How a Florida university's millions went to a cam girl. Report an error