Detroit Auto Show Parades Environmental Future
Georgia Straight:
The flavour of the month at the North American International Auto Show was clean and green transportation. No surprise there. Among the usual 500-horsepower sports cars, extravagant luxury sedans, ground-shaking pickup trucks, and glitzy SUVs gathered on the floor at Detroit’s Cobo Center, there were more environmentally correct vehicles than ever, with virtually all the major manufacturers presenting something.
The event, also known as the Detroit auto show, is traditionally the first major car show of the season. Usually held in January, it is still the biggest event of its kind in North America, and gives manufacturers the chance to be first out of the gate to showcase what they’ve been up to over the past year.
General Motors, for example, rolled out a seemingly endless parade of hybrid vehicles, electric cars, ethanol-powered concept cars, flex-fuel SUVs, and fuel-pinching commuter vehicles.
“Right now, we are consuming 1,000 barrels of oil per second, worldwide,” asserted Rick Wagoner, chair and CEO of General Motors. “And oil hit $100 a barrel earlier this month. It’s probably safe to say that we have reached a kind of turning point in terms of automotive propulsion.” Full article.
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