Green's In At the Geneva Car Show

Did you miss it? The recent Geneva Car Show? If you did ,here is an opportunity to click to a report of the green cars well featured at the show this year. See a large range of CO2 busting cars that are ,or soon will be , available to buy here in the UK, as well as some very exciting concepts which you will have to wait a little longer to own.

In the here and now, you should look at the Daihatsu Charade (currently the Cuore) soon to be for sale in the UK (from next July, I understand). Affordable at c. £7,000, this car has a petrol engine ,but carbon emissions break down through the 100g/km barrier at 99g/km using its Idle Stop System.

Looking a little further ahead, there is the possible next generation of the ground breaking Prius, Toyota's new hybrid concept , the Hybrid X. Designed by Toyota's European Design centre ED2, the futuristic Hybrid X (pictured above) gives a glimpse of the future for the hybrid synergy drive. The new design incorporates large glass areas and controllable ambience in the car - the better to adjust "the four senses of sight,sound,touch and smell", according to Toyota Motor Europe's executive vice-president, Thierry Dombreval.

So go on, have a look at these and some more ...