Detroit Auto Show displays a decidedly "Green" tinge

The North American International Auto Show opens to the general public in Detroit on Saturday, January 19th. The media and industry reps have already been offered a preview during this last week, at which time the auto industry has rolled out many of the new products and concepts.

As seen in the following list of articles posted by AutoBlogGreen, there was a decidedly green tone to many of the announcements. The auto industry is responding well to the new mileage standards recently passed by Congress in the Energy Bill. There is also genuine concern being expressed about global climate change and the need to limit our reliance upon fossil fuels.

It's of particular interest to note how clean diesel technology has assumed a prominent place in this discussion as an Alternative Fuel Vehicle technology that is immediately available to the consumer. The social benefit to be gained from these offerings stand to be leveraged to maximum benefit with the increased reliance upon biodiesel in place of its "crude" alternative.

Click on any of the links below to access the informative postings from the Detroit Auto Show submitted by the AutoBlogGreen correspondents.

Detroit 2008: Dodge ZEO BEV sports car
Detroit 2008: GM and Coskata announce worldwide cellulosic ethanol partnership
Detroit 2008: Chrysler ecoVoyager fuel cell RE-EV concept
Detroit 2008: Saturn Flextreme E-Flex Concept
Detroit 2008: Jeep Renegade diesel RE-EV
Detroit 2008: Lincoln MKT w/ 3.5L EcoBoost V-6 and upcycled plastic body
Detroit 2008: Toyota uveils the new A-BAT hybrid pickup concept
Detroit 2008: Toyota President Katsuaki Watanabe pops in at party with surprise announcements
Detroit 2008: Johnson Controls shows off its lithium-ion battery technology
Detroit 2008: Mercedes Vision GLK Freeside live reveal
Detroit 2008: Chrysler will introduce a Dodge Ram hybrid in 2010
Detroit 2008: Ferrari goes green, ethanol-fueled F430 to be announced!
Detroit 2008: Hummer HX Concept live reveal
Detroit 2008: GM press event with pictures, audio and video
Detroit 2008: 2009 Ford F-150, diesel and EcoBoost coming, mpg increased
Detroit 2008: Officially, Official Audi R8 V12 TDI concept
Detroit 2008: Seven X-Prize teams to be on hand at Cobo Hall
Detroit 2008: Ford VP Jim Farley on the new Verve sedan
Detroit 2008: Saab 9-4X BioPower live reveal
Detroit 2008: Bricklin and Electrovaya team on PHEV battery system
Detroit 2008: Ford Verve Sedan concept brings "Kinetic design" to the U.S. for the first time
Detroit 2008: Mazda CX-9 and Chevy Malibu win North American Car and Truck of the Year awards