South
Korea's No. 2 carmaker Kia Motors Corp. said Sunday its Soul electric vehicle was named
the best city car among eco-friendly auto models by French journalists.
The Soul EV ranked No. 1 in
the "Alternative Energy City Car" category in this year's Prix Auto
Environment MAAF awards, the carmaker said.
In the
Prix Auto Environment MAAF awards, first established in 2005, a jury of
environmental and automotive journalists assess cars based on their technology
related to sustainable mobility.
Aside from
the latest accolade, the Kia Soul EV has also earned other awards
overseas, including being named the Car of the Year in Norway by Dagbladet,
Autofil and Dinside, as well as the 2015 Canadian Green Car Award from the
Automobile Journalists Association of Canada.
On home
turf, the battery-powered Soul city car was the most widely sold model among EVs here last year.
A total
of 414 Soul units were sold
in the local market in 2014, accounting for more than a third of the 1,183
electric cars sold in the country over the one-year period, according to the
data compiled by the Korea Automobile
Manufacturers Association.
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