Auto Blog: AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Detroit Auto Show , Green Daily , At Witz End This year’s Detroit North American International Auto Show (aka NAIAS) was easily the greenest ever, greener even than the evergreen Los Angeles show two months earlier. Several automakers (most notably Nissan) were missing due to the weak economy, while others (Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz) were present but silent with no press conferences. That left room for the likes of Tesla, Fisker and a pair of Chinese makers to set up shop on the main floor and hype the media on their grand plans. While a number of high-powered gas- and diesel-burning machines (mostly from Europe) shared the NAIAS spotlight, nearly everyone there showed current and future EVs and gas-electric hybrids (HEVs). Among these, which will actually happen; which might sell in serious numbers; which (if any) will succeed to the point of being profitable for their makers? Let us speculate (after the jump). Continue reading At Witz’ End: Detroit Auto Show: Reality Check – Part I At Witz’ End: Detroit Auto Show: Reality Check – Part I originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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