AutoblogGreen for 09.05.08

AutoblogGreen for 09.05.08

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green

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The upcoming Paris Motor Show is going to show us some very nice green rides. To wit: the new Honda Insight, aka Prius-fighter (alternate name: the Prius-lookalike), the Mazda Kiyora concept and the Hyundai i20 i-blue. What's your top pick from the City of Lights?

• Confirmed: Volt will debut at GM's Centennial party
• Paris Preview: Honda Insight concept to be new global hybrid
• GM Hybrid sales slowly picking up some steam: 1,629 deliveries in August
• Detroit Electric goes Dutch with Europe Electric cars and Proton
• Paris Preview: Hyundai will show new 59 mpg i20 i-blue concept
• Gale Banks talks about developing high performance diesel engines
• Paris Preview: Hyundai Santa Fe hybird
• EPA to NHTSA: Go higher on new CAFE standards!
• Citro�n to debut new Hypnos hybrid 'ute in Paris
• Paris Preview: "Clean and Pure" Mazda Kiyora concept
• Latest ploy to get people to leave the car at home: free showers
• Carticipate: meet friendly carpooling strangers on your iPhone
• New CO₂ limits for 2015 instead?
• Our Renewable Nation: just a simple family road trip to electric car companies across the U.S.
• Hawaii's Big Island gets new biomass power plant
• Aptera hires Paul Wilbur as new president and CEO, looking to build new plant

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Honda, Toyota most researched on Edmunds in 2007

Filed under: Car Buying, Coupes, Economy, Sedans/Saloons, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Honda, Toyota

Each month, 13 million visitors use Edmunds to research cars and trucks, and once again Honda and Toyota dominate the site's list of top searches. The Honda Civic and Accord along with the Toyota Camry lead the hit parade, followed by six other Japanese models and the BMW 3-Series. The two Japanese juggernauts also owned the top truck searches, with the fuel efficient Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 taking first and second, respectively. The only other automaker to crack the truck/SUV/minivan category was GM, with the GMC Acadia coming in at number five, and the Saturn VUE rounding out the top ten.

It's interesting to note that the vehicles car shoppers research most aren't exactly the the ones that produce the highest sales volume, as evidenced by the Mazda3 besting the economy car sales champ Toyota Corolla by three spots. Also worth noting is that automotive stalwarts have a much larger presence on Edmunds than do new models like the Chevy Malibu or the Cadillac CTS. To check out the complete car and truck top ten from Edmunds AutoObserver, click the read link below.

[Source: AutoObserver]

 

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