Geneva fair report. While Fisker is more for the rich people, BYD shows the big surprise on the Geneva car exhibition.
Panorama Geneva car exhibition 2008
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Fair panorama from the Geneva car show. At most of the exhibition pieces, there has to be the question, how to pay the fuel in10 years.
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BYD from China
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Build Your Dreams - I dream since 1991 from a car recharged by the electric power from the roof of my dream house..
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When the sun rises in the east, the stars dim
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Driving with fossile cars becomes more and more a burden. High oil prices and the environment conscience encumber much. But 'Built Your Dreams' from China shows a solution.
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Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid
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Up to 80km electric only range, on longer travels provides a gasoline engine the propulson. Fisker follows the logical way to bring new technology first in the luxury class.
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BMW Diesel active hybrid
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Since decades, we are every time happy about a little bit less fuel consumption at a new car. Some year ago, BMW would have been celebrated for this hybrid car.
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VW Golf Hybrid
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2 years ago, I wrote enthusiastic at the EVER Monaco about the Citroen C4 Dieselhybrid. But time does not stop, the requirements develop fast further.
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Rolling resistance tires
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Michelin demonstrates the effect of the rolling resistance. They let one car with Michelin energy saver and an other car with standard tires down a ramp.
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Opel Flextreme around Video
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After the IAA 2007 seeing again the Opel Flextreme. The Video (9 MB) shows the car on a turning disk.
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Subaru concept car G4e
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It's time to stop calling urgent required cars as ''concept cars''. 200km range would be for my wife enough.
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Subaru lithium nano vanadium battery
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On the booth of Subaru at the Geneva car exhibition was in front of the G4e this battery.
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Tata Nano
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A big contribution for traffic security delivers Tata with the Nano. Who has ever transported wife and 2 children on a scooter will sure agree with this.
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