Does the Tahoe hybrid deserve a vehicle of the year award?

Worthy of a North American Truck of the Year Award?

For some fans of hybrid vehicles, a hybrid like the Chevy Tahoe hybrid is hard to support. Many hybrid fans just cannot help but question whether such a large SUV is necessary, even if it is a hybrid.

In the past, I would have criticized the Tahoe hybrid, but I have had a profound shift in my thinking. If you read the Hybrid Car Blog often, then you know that I think the Tahoe hybrid is a great vehicle based on my Tahoe hybrid test drive - a great vehicle that I would never buy. However, you also know that when I realized that the Tahoe hybrid can achieve Mini Cooper like city fuel economy at the LA Auto Show, I had to get behind this vehicle.

While I would still prefer that SUV drivers downsize their vehicles, if SUV consumers - which make up a sizable percent of auto buyers - need or demand such vehicles, then let them at least be hybrid vehicles like the Tahoe hybrid or the Yukon hybrid. Thus, I gladly support the Tahoe hybrid as the North American Truck of the Year.