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FROM Conscious Consumer
9 New
Green Cars Unveiled Car-makers Compete for Prestige at Biennial Frankfurt Auto
Show
Here’s a look at some of the new eco-friendly auto models
unveiled at the Biennial Frankfurt Auto Show, as detailed by the Toronto Star.
Not all of these vehicles will be available in the United States anytime soon —
but they demonstrate the innovation taking place in the auto making industry —
and that’s a very positive sign.
- Volkswagen’s
Up! — A four-seat, rear-engine micro car with two- and three-cylinder
engines, it will go into production 2011.
- Mercedes-Benz’s
F700 DiesOtto — A luxury sedan with subcompact fuel efficiency, it will
hit the market in 2012.
- Mercedes-BMW-GM’s
ML 450 Hybrid — A two-mode rear-drive hybrid, it will be available in
North America (Canada, anyway) in 2009.
- BMW’s
X6 ActiveHybrid — A gasoline-electric hybrid that is billed as the world’s
first sport-utility-like coupe, it will go on sale (in Canada) in 2009.
- GM’s
Flextreme — A plug-in electric hybrid with a lithium-ion battery pack and
a 1.3 Liter diesel engine, it is made under the Open and Saturn banners.
Vehicles with this technology should be in production within two or three
years.
- Audi’s
e Concept — A modified A4 sedan, it uses gel batteries to store kinetic
energy.
- Toyota’s
iQ — A front-wheel drive microc ar.
- Nissan’s
Mixim — An all-electric car, it can go 155 miles on a single charge.
- Hyundai’s
i-Blue — A Hydrogen fuel cell car.
NEW SMART MODELS WILL BE AVAILABLE
At the upcoming International Motor Show smart, GmbH will present three innovative versions for their model ranges.
Mercedes
shows off its Smart little ride
The
Birmingham News - al.com - Birmingham, AL,USA Susan Baker fell in love with the Smart
car after seeing the hip, tiny vehicles during a European vacation nearly a
decade ago.
NEW
SMART FORTWO CABRIO
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PORSCHE
is still the favorite car of higher earners, says a report.
Glasgow
Daily Record - Glasgow, Scotland, UK But the more environmentally friendly and dinky
Smart car has now leapt up the league table.
Fuel
Efficiency: the X Factor
Washington
Post - United States "We're going to have a plug-in, gas-electric car
ready for testing in 2009," when Automotive X Prize officials plan to
stage a race involving all contest ...
Volkswagen
debuts UP!, would-be competitor to Smart's
fortwo
International
Herald Tribune – France AP At an invitation-only preview Monday before two days of
official press previews for the 62nd International Auto Show, the
Wolfsburg-based car maker
Smart eyes ´green tipping point´ on
new fortwo debut
MotorTorque
– UK Ian
Dutfield, marketing director for the Mercedes Car Group in the UK said
yesterday at the media launch of the new smart fortwo coupe and cabrio
models,
AUTO
REVIEW 2008 Gas Sippers
MarketWatch
– USA The Smart
car has virtually taken over in Rome where congestion is legendary, and
Londoners say you can park it on your door mat.
Frankfurt
Preview: BRABUS Ultimate 112
Autoblog
- Santa Monica, CA, USA On tap for introduction in Frankfurt is the BRABUS ULTIMATE 112,
based on the open-air smart fortwo.
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