Not EV specific, best period. Also won first ever World Electric Vehicle of the year, and World Car Design of the year. A clean sweep... Other EVs up for the running in the various awards included EV6, Ford Mustang Mach-E (same category), Audi E-Tron GT and Mercedes Benz EQS. Source: https://insideevs.com/news/579759/hyundai-ioniq-5-world-car-of-year-award/