Car Alternatives: Green Cars/Hybrids

Zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emissions and zero noise: with the Citroen C-zero, Citroen is broadening its compact car range with a 100% electric solution. The new city vehicle was developed to make urban mobility easier, with its compact dimensions, rapid charge, and sufficient range for day-to-day vehicle journeys.

Clean and green transportation gets a new exterior and feel as GEM, a Chrysler LLC company, introduces the next generation of clean, gas-free and emission-free, battery electric cars. The vehicle's high-tech, groundbreaking layout, with its striking pod-like shape and sleek lines, reflects the environmentally friendly nature that has been the hallmark of GEM since its founding 10 years ago.

For the 2010 model year, the Ford Fusion adds an all-new hybrid model. The Ford Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan Hybrid join the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrids, doubling both the size and volume of Ford's hybrid lineup.

The all-new 2012 Honda Civic introduces the ninth generation of one of the company's most well-known and globally recognized offers. Having earned a reputation for being a fun-to-drive compact that is simultaneously economical, sporty, stylish and durable, the Honda Civic has become a beloved and relied-upon member of the worldwide transportation family.

Chevrolet presented the all-new, 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car with extended range, establishing an completely new segment in the global auto sphere. The 5-door, four-passenger Chevrolet Volt is developed to offer the benefits of an electric car without the range limitations associated with other electric cars in the sphere.

BMW takes the development of intelligent hybrid drive systems to the next level with the introduction of the BMW 5 Activehybrid - another series-produced model in which a combustion motor and electric motor join forces to improve both efficiency and the brand's hallmark driving pleasure.

On the heels of the BMW X6 Activehybrid, BMW announced the production version of the all-new BMW 7 Activehybrid, which will also premiere at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA). The BMW 7 Activehybrid will reach America shores in Spring, 2010. Based on the newest BMW 7-series, this original vehicle sets new standards for performance and efficiency in the luxury luxury class.

Sleek and aerodynamic, the BMW H2R ("hydrogen Record Car") is one of the first of a new breed of racecars specially adapted to run on liquid hydrogen fuel. Conceived and designed in just 10 months, it has already set nine international speed records at the Miramas Proving Grounds in France. The BMW H2r’s 6.