What Car? has published the long list of models in contention for its Car of the Year Awards 2022, held in association with MotorEasy.
Highlighting the growing demand for electric vehicles in the UK, the 2022 awards mark the introduction of an electric SUV category, joining the existing small electric car and large electric car categories.
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What Car? editor Steve Huntingford said: “Our Car of the Year Awards are the culmination of 12 months of testing, and set the highest standard for the automotive industry.
“Given the booming sales of electric cars, we felt it was only right to recognise a wider variety of electric vehicles for the increasing number of motorists who are looking to go green. But every model on our long list stands out in its own way.”
The full list of nominees are as follows:
Small car – no defending champion
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