Electric cars dominate in final of Car of Year 2022

The shortlist of seven nominations for the Car of the Year 2022, the world's most prestigious new car award, has been announced after being selected from 38 eligible candidates, Report mentions, referring to Autocar.

They are the Cupra Born, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Peugeot 308, Renault Mégane E-Tech, and Skoda Enyaq. Of these, only the Peugeot is not pure-electric, which makes this the most EV-intensive shortlist in the award's history.

Eligible cars must essentially be new models and available in at least five European countries before the end of 2021. The 2021 winner was the Toyota Yaris.

A total of 61 judges representing 23 countries select the seven-strong to shortlist in a simple vote.