Green Cars Ride And Drive Offers Rare Test Drives Of The Latest Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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Green Cars Ride and Drive Offers Rare Test Drives of the Latest Alternative

Fuel Vehicles


LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --


Journalists Attending the Los Angeles Auto Show Get an Exclusive Opportunity 

       to Sample More than 25 Vehicles Representing a Broad Array of 

                       Alternative Fuel Platforms


    The Green Cars/LA Auto Show Ride and Drive, taking place on Nov. 20 from

9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., brings together one of the broadest selections of green

and high-mileage vehicles available for side-by-side test drives.  During the

second LA Auto Show Press Day, more than 25 vehicles will be available from 11

manufacturers representing North American, European and Asian automakers.    


    Journalists will have an exclusive opportunity to drive hydrogen fuel cell,

electric, gas-electric hybrids, biodiesel and clean diesel vehicles.  Several

of the participating vehicles will be World Debuts unveiled at the LA Show. 

Other vehicles are in such limited quantity that previous test drive

opportunities have been very rare or simply unavailable, including the Honda

FCX Clarity fuel cell sedan, GM's Equinox Fuel Cell and Mitsubishi's i-MiEV

electric car.


    During the past several years the LA Auto Show has developed a strong

reputation as a key show for emerging green trends and vehicles.  With the

convergence of higher fuel prices and an automotive environmental movement

underway, the LA Auto Show provides the ideal venue for journalists to get

first-hand experience behind the wheel of newer and significant alternative

fuel vehicles. 


    "It's important for journalists to get behind the wheel and test these

advanced vehicles themselves," said Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of the

Green Car Journal and editor of GreenCar.com.  "At the Green Cars/LA Auto Show

Ride and Drive, the press can truly get a better understanding of the different

technologies and options out there by actually experiencing these innovative

vehicles on city streets."


    In addition to showcasing new technologies, the Ride and Drive will feature

demonstrations from the Auto Alliance's EcoDriving instructors as part of a

nationwide consumer awareness campaign.  The EcoDriving program is designed to

educate consumers about simple ways to save money at the gas pump, reduce fuel

use and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions today, regardless of the vehicle

they drive. 


    The campaign centers on an interactive website,

http://www.EcoDrivingUSA.com, which includes a video guide to EcoDriving, an

"EcoCalculator" to determine benefits for individuals or states, a virtual road

test and a variety of educational tools. During the Ride and Drive, EcoDriving

instructors will be demonstrating the EcoDriving techniques in vehicles seen on

the road every day.


    Adding to the LA Auto Show green experience will be the unveiling of Green

Car Journal's 2009 Green Car of the Year(R) award winner, which will be

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announced at an 8:45 a.m. press conference immediately prior to the Ride and

Drive on the morning of Nov. 20.  Green Car Journal, the leading automotive

environmental magazine that's been covering this field since 1992, initiated

this annual award in 2005 and it has continued to grow in significance as

consumer demand for more fuel efficient and environmentally positive vehicles

has increased exponentially.   


    About the Los Angeles Auto Show

    For the third year in a row, the Los Angeles Auto Show will be held in the

fall.  The show opens for media only Nov. 19 and 20.  The Ride and Drive is a

one day event exclusively for registered journalists attending the LA Auto

Show.  Public days run from Nov. 21-30.   For general information visit



SOURCE  LA Auto Show


    /CONTACT:  Jessica Schmidt of The Rogers Group, +1-310-552-4177,

LAautoshow@rogerspr.com; or Antonia Stahl, M.A., of Kommunikationsberatung,

+49 30 39 74 91 32, media@LAautoshow.de; or Douglas Foote of Fleishman-Hillard

Japan, +81-3-3524-4622, douglas.foote@fleishman.com, all for the LA Auto Show/

    /Web site:  http://www.laautoshow.com

                http://www.GreenCar.com

                http://www.EcoDrivingUSA.com /




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