Green technologies on display at LA Auto Show

"LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Innovative new designs and environmentally friendly vehicles are expected to take centre stage as car manufacturers lift the veil on their latest machines at the Los Angeles Auto Show Friday."

"The 10-day exhibition -- the most important in North America after the Detroit auto show -- will showcase the auto industry's new products in a city that is recognised as the car-culture capital of the US."

"But California is also the biggest US market for enviromentally friendly 'hybrid' cars powered by both electricity and gasoline. The state also boasts the most stringent clean-air laws of any in the US, and have set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade."

"Several manufacturers are exploring alternative technologies that will allow Americans to preserve their beloved cars whilst reducing their dependence on gasoline, which has tripled in cost at US petrol pumps since 2001."

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