Last month GM announced a special contest to name the original Volt paint color -- silver with a "touch" of emerald hue.  On Sunday, GM posted a blog announcing the winners who will get a free trip to the Los Angeles Auto Show, with one lucky winner getting selected on December 1 to test drive a pre-production Volt.

The winning entries were Viridian Joule, submitted by David Thomas of Sanford, Florida; environMINT, submitted by Matthew Valbuena of Rancho Santa Margarita, California; and EV-ergreen, submitted by Devin McQuarrie of San Jose, California.

GM selected entries based on a variety of criteria, particularly that they fit with the Volt's green/high-tech vision.  Some who submitted similar entries were disappointed -- GM processed the entries on a first come, first serve basis, so later entries of the same (or similar) names were discarded.  Other favorites of the GM staff not selected for the big three included Joule of the Nile, High Ohm Silver!, Kermit the Fog and Bye Bye Foreign Oil Blue.

You can vote here for which of the three finalists you think should win from November 16 at 8 a.m. ET through December 1 at 8 a.m. ET.