Summary
The 2008 Paris Motor Show took place from 4 October to 19 October 2008, in Paris expo Porte de Versailles.
| 2008 Paris Motor Show | |
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| Genre | Auto show |
| Begins | October 4, 2008 |
| Ends | October 19, 2008 |
| Venue | Paris Expo Porte de Versailles |
| Location(s) | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Previous event | 2006 Paris Motor Show |
| Next event | 2010 Paris Motor Show |
This edition of the Paris Motor Show featured a high number of hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs), that led a blogger with The New York Times to ask, "Who killed the non-electric cars?".[1]
Concept cars edit
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Production cars edit
Motorsport cars edit
- Citroën C4 WRC Hymotion 4 (Eco-Concept)[2]
- Peugeot 207 WRC
- Suzuki SX4 WRC
Taxis du Monde edit
As usual, Hall 8 hosted a special exhibition. In this edition, the subject was "Taxis du Monde" (Taxis from around the world), and it featured a variety of taxi vehicles from different cities and eras, such as a New York checker cab, a Chicago yellow cab, London black cabs, a Manila Jeepney, a Bangkok Tuk Tuk, etc., as well as several Parisian taxis, starting with the classic Renault Taxi de la Marne and ending with the proposed future taxi Peugeot Expert Tepee.
See also edit
References edit
- http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/enn.cfm#id_12040 Archived 2011-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- Official web site
- 9 Sexiest Electric Cars from the Paris Auto Show Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine.