Tesla Model X Wins 2016 AutoGuide.com Reader's Choice Green Car of the Year Award

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The Tesla Model X has taken the win for 2016 AutoGuide.com Reader’s Choice Green Car of the Year.

The brand-new SUV also took home the award for the 2016 Reader’s Choice Luxury Utility Vehicle of the Year.

Getting a lot of attention for its futuristic falcon doors, the all-electric SUV’s P90 model is also able to drive up to 257 miles on a single charge and will return 92 mpge (miles per gallon equivalent) combined. The standard P90 Model X can also accelerate to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds, all without burning a single drop of gas.

The Tesla Model X got more of your votes than the Chevrolet Volt, Smart fortwo, Toyota Prius, and Toyota Mirai in this category.

ALSO SEE: Tesla Model X: 13 Things You Need to Know

With seven different vehicle categories voted for in this year’s 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards, Ford took home two wins: The Shelby GT350 took home Car of the Year, and its Edge was awarded Utility Vehicle of the Year. Chevrolet also took home two Reader’s Choice wins for the Chevrolet Colorado Diesel as the Truck of the Year, and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 as Sports Car of the Year. Tesla’s Model X took home two wins for the Luxury Utility Vehicle of the Year and the Green Car of the Year. The Jaguar XF rounds out the 2016 Reader’s Choice awards as the Luxury Car of the Year.

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