2006 Clean Vehicle Awards

At a ceremony in Yokohama (Japan) on 25 October, the International Energy Agency Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Implementing Agreement (IA-HEV) presented its 2006 Clean Vehicle Awards recognizing three categories of achievement: (1) to manufacturers, for outstanding worldwide sales figures for hybrid models; (2) to a nation or institutional entity in recognition of outstanding promotion of electric vehicles; and (3) to an individual, the "Personal Award," that honors his or her long-standing commitment to promoting clean vehicles. This year's winners are:

1. HONDA (Japan) achieving sales of more than 135,000 hybrid models worldwide
   LEXUS Division (Japan) for achieving sales of more than 50,000 hybrid models worldwide
   FORD (USA) achieving sales of more than 30,000 hybrid models worldwide.
2. THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA for outstanding promotion of electric vehicles.
3. HANS THOLSTRUP (Australia) for decades of commitment to enable progress in electric vehicles by establishing the World Solar Challenge solarmobile race.