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Paris 2008: Heuliez Friendly

Well, it certainly looks pretty friendly. Plus, powered only by electrons, it will be friendly to our environment too. What is it? The Heuliez Friendly, which debuted at this year's Paris Motor Show. Three seems to be a theme here, with a trio of electric motors to choose from, three different vehicle lengths to be offered and a seating capacity of yourself and two of your best friends. According to reports, the French automaker expects its Friendly to hit 70 miles per hour and its nickel metal hydride battery to last for 140 miles. After it's ... Read more →

Paris 2008: Wallyscar to make electric Jeep-like vehicle Jeremy Korzeniewski

It's pretty easy to see more than just a passing resemblance between the new Izis from Wallyscar, which is now being shown at the Paris Motor Show, and another famous vehicle. Like the original ...

Paris 2008: smart shows off its second-gen ED Jeremy Korzeniewski

While some sites are busy making fun of its name (yeah, we thought of that too... and you? Does it matter? Comments are welcome), others were busy conducting interviews with Dr. Z. in an attempt to ...

Honda: U.K. drivers think hybrids are too expensive Jeremy Korzeniewski

In the United States, sales of hybrid cars greatly outpaces the sales of diesel cars; super-size trucks don't count. The leader of the hybrid race globally and in the States is undoubtedly ...

Audi unveils A4 TDI concept e Jeremy Korzeniewski

Audi has a brand-new A4 for 2009, and the automaker has big plans in store of the new model's efficiency. Being shown as we speak in Paris is the A4 TDI concept e, which uses a 120-horsepower TDI ...

Paris 2008: Live shots of the new Honda Insight... at last! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The biggest bit of greenery at the Paris Motor Show may be the Honda Insight concept. This is the car that's set to give the Prius a run for its money in the ongoing hybrid arms race in America, and it looks like it may have the goods to do proper battle. As has been stated, over and over ...

Hyundai Santa Fe blue hybrid revealed ahead of Paris 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We knew that Hyundai would be bringing a new hybrid version of its Santa Fe utility vehicle to Paris for display, and now we have some pictures to prove it. Except for the rather unique paint job, there isn't much on the outside that would lead you to believe there's so much going on underneath ...

Fiat will unveil new PUR-O2 line in Paris 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the upcoming Paris Motor Show, Fiat will join the ranks of automakers with a special designation for its most fuel efficient and lowest CO2 emitters: PUR-O2. Despite the moniker, we are pretty certain that there's more than just pure oxygen emanating from the exhaust pipes of the new 500, ...

Paris Preview: Venturi and Michelin to unveil electric vehicle collaboration 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This year's edition of the Paris Motor Show is shaping up to be quite a collection of ecological innovation, ranging from the presently practical to the futuristically fanciful. The just-announced vehicular offspring from a Michelin and Venturi collaboration is bound to fall into the later ...


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