Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf among Green Car finalists

The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf, two electric-powered vehicles that will go on sale in the United States later this year are among the five cars named on Thursday as finalists for 2011 Green Car of the YearFord Motor Co's new Fiesta, which is the only of the five not to use electric drive, is in the group because it can achieve 40 miles per gallon in highway driving, the Green Car Journal