Hybrid, electric and Green cars, trucks, SUV and concept vehicles

2008 Tesla Roadster
This pleasant city a short drive south of San Francisco is home to Tesla Motors' design and development headquarters. Before us are two prototypes of the production Tesla Roadster, the first fully-electric sports car that is to be produced and sold to the public beginning in early 2008. As Road & Track Deputy Editor Matt DeLorenzo and I board our designated prototypes, it's comforting to know that our Tesla hosts are 1) completely confident to let us wring these things out in the nearby twisties, and 2) going to let us do it even though it's pouring down rain!

2008 Toyota Highlander
When the original Toyota Highlander launched in 2001 it joined the RAV4 and Lexus RX 300 in ushering in the car-based sport utility vehicle. Highlander gained immediate success, setting the industry standard for car-based SUVs in innovation, comfort and sales.

2008 Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius, the best-selling gas-electric hybrid vehicle in the United States and the world, becomes an even better value for 2008 with additional option packages. Furthermore, Toyota has increased availability of Prius at a time when concern is increasing over high fuel prices.

Ferrari F430 Spider Biofuel Concept Car
Ferrari has chosen Detroit as the venue for the presentation at a biofuel-powered F430 Spider in recognition of growing interest in North America in alternative sources of energy. The development of an engine powered by the biofuel E85 comes as part of a research and development program announced during the Technological Innovation Conference held at Maranello last June as part of our 60th Anniversary Celebrations.

2010 Fisker Karma
Fisker Automotive, Inc., a green American premium sports car company, today unveiled its first production car, the Fisker Karma, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The first of its kind four-door plug-in hybrid premium sports sedan will have a starting price of $80,000.

2010 Saturn Vue Green Line
Saturn announced today at the North American International Auto Show that production may begin as soon as 2010 on a plug-in hybrid electric version of the Saturn Vue Green Line, expected to be the first regular production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Depending on a consumer's drive cycle, the Vue plug-in hybrid will be the most fuel-efficient vehicle offered by a major automaker.

2009 Escalade
Full-size, 4-door luxury SUV, front-engine, 2WD & 4WD, body-on-frame, all-welded, fully-boxed, ladder-type channel design, with hydroformed front and rear sections,Vortec 6.0L V-8 (LFA)

2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid
Toyota introduced an all-new, sixth-generation Camry for 2007, and this model has retained its position of best-selling car in America. Camry is available in four-cylinder and V6 models, and as the Camry Hybrid equipped with Toyota's industry-leading Hybrid Synergy Drive.

2008 Honda Civic Hybrid
Based on the technologically-advanced Civic Sedan, the ultra-efficient Honda Civic Hybrid includes Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) technology to achieve an EPA-estimated city/highway rating of 40/45 miles per gallon - the highest of any 2008 Honda automotive product.

2008 Tahoe
The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe already boasts best-in-class fuel economy. Now, Chevy takes another leap forward with the Tahoe 2-Mode Hybrid. It features the world's first production 2-Mode full hybrid propulsion system, which on the 2WD model offers 50-percent better EPA city fuel economy than its gasoline-only sibling and 30-percent better combined city-highway fuel economy. Better still, the fuel-saving advantages of the Tahoe Hybrid are balanced with a superior driving experience and uncompromised capability.

Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche's legacy began at the Ludwig Lohner Company in 1899, when he designed the Lohner-Porsche electromobile, the first Hybrid vehicle featuring a controllable front axle that was suitable for everyday city use.

2008 Nissan Altima
First introduced in 2007, the Nissan Altima Hybrid offers all the style, convenience, comfort, quality feel and performance technology features and highlights of the best-selling fourth-generation Altima Sedan - while offering the added benefits of improved fuel economy and reduced emissions.

2008 Ford Escape Hybrid
The Ford Escape Hybrid is still the cleanest and most fuel-efficient SUV in the world, combining the fuel economy and emissions benefits of a full hybrid with the go-anywhere capability, toughness and spaciousness of the Ford Escape - America's favorite small SUV.

Lexus GS 450h
August 29, 2007 - Torrance, CA - The Lexus GS 450h, first introduced in April 2006 as a 2007 model, remains the only hybrid-powered performance luxury sport sedan in its segment. Based on the new-generation GS platform and featuring Lexus Hybrid Drive technology, the GS 450h offers V8-like performance with greater fuel efficiency.

BMW's 2007 Hydrogen Vehicle
Introducing BMW Hydrogen 7, BMW is presenting the first virtually emission-free hydrogen-powered luxury saloon in the world suitable for everyday use, this new model thus setting a milestone in entering a new era of sustained mobility.

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