Anyone who's an avid follower of the Frankfurt Motor Show knows that luxury sports cars are not the only stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show that has opened last September 14.
There are other stars in the said Motor Show, and they can be generally categorized to the group of alternative-energy vehicles, those vehicles that are believed to be much more beneficial to the environment. Leading the pack were hybrid cars and mostly electrically powered vehicles from different companies, most notably from European producers.
Leading the pack is BMW's Concept EfficientDynamics, which was unveiled last week. It's a hybrid car with a 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine--and it's not just your ordinary engine. It's mounted in the rear of the car. It is a hybrid car in a sense that the back wheels are powered by the engine and by electricity, while the front wheels are powered by electricity alone. It can go from 0 to 62 mph in 4.8 seconds, while featuring a top speed 155 mph. As for fuel efficiency, it runs more than 60 miles per gallon.
Then there's Mercedes-Benz ML450 Blue Hybrid, which uses the Two-Mode Hybrid System jointly developed by GM, Daimler, Chrysler, and BMW.
Lastly, there's the much talked-about Audi electric R8. The company still hasn't confirmed if such a car will be produced, but as others have said, it will be a shame if it announces nothing short of that model in its press announcement 4 hours after the creation of this article. After all, the company even has a microsite, ElectricityUntamed.com, dedicated to its September 15 press announcement.
As early as now, we can already see that hybrid and all-electric cars are really the future of automobiles. IIn a few decades, I guess we can all say goodbye to the polluting fossil fuel that once powered our automobiles and stirred conflicts that forever changed the world.
That's one more point for the environment.
'Green cars take the limelight during Frankfurt Motor Show'
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