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Green hybrid and electric cars are the big news at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the press on Wednesday, November 17th and to the public two days later. You’ve been hearing a lot about the extended-range plug-in hybrid-electric Chevrolet Volt, and all-electric Nissan Leaf. They are the headliners, for sure. But several other introductions will be making news, too.
Honda is introducing a new all-electric concept car, plus a new generation of its gas-hybrid technology that’s produced the Insight and the CR-Z sports coupe, the world’s first hybrid with a six-speed manual transmission. Honda president and CEO Takanobu Ita is hosting the news conference, which signals to us auto observers that something very big is being announced. It is unlikely the news will be that Honda is putting into production the 3R-C all-electric three-wheel vehicle shown at the Geneva Auto Show earlier in 2010.
Toyota is introducing a plug-in electric version of its popular RA4 SUV. The RAV4 EV concept uses lithium-ion battery technology from start-up Tesla, which is modifying the design to be more aerodynamic. Toyota has been testing prototypes of the car, which is scheduled to be introduced in 2012.
Mitsubishi is showing its i-MiEV, which is predicted to be one of the next electric vehicles to be available in North American dealerships.
Gottlieb Daimler 1885 patent design for 'riding car'
The automobile was born on August 26, 1885. That is the day Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent for his ‘riding car’, the world’s first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. The world would never be the same, and 125 years later, engineers and designers are still tinkering with the size, power and performance of the cars we drive and ride. Daimler put a motor on a two-wheel vehicle, so purists might say this is the first motorized bicycle or the first motorcycle, not the first car. Let’s not quibble. This was the start of motorized personal mobility.
Mad Men Star Jon Hamm is New Voice of Mercedes-Benz
The new voice of Mercedes-Benz is Jon Hamm, the Golden Globe winning star of the hit series Mad Men. Hamm made his debut — or at least his voice — on the Academy Award Oscars show, in a commercial featuring the new Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid luxury sedan.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz 2010 S400 Hybrid luxury sedan is the world’s first production vehicle powered by sophisticated new lithium-ion battery technology that is more compact and more energy efficient than conventional batteries. Mercedes has a second hybrid model, the hybrid version of the ML SUV, plus three clean diesel BlueTEC models. And a fleet of vehicles powered by fuel cells is in the works.
Here’s the TV commercial, in case you missed it on Oscar night:
Mercedes-Benz F-Cell B-Class hydrogen fuel cell car
The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car gets its U. S. debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December. It’s a compact four-door hatchback, built on the B-Class platform which is popular in Europe and Asia, but Mercedes has not yet brought it [...]
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