2008 Paris Motor Show
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 |
The 2008 Paris Motor Show took place from 4 October to 19 October 2008, in Paris expo Porte de Versailles.
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[]
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Production cars[]
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Motorsport cars[]
Taxis du Monde[]
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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.
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References[]
- ^ a b Garrett, Jerry (2008-10-02). "Paris Motor Show: Who Killed the Non-Electric Cars? - NYTimes.com". Wheels.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- ^ "Citroën Sport's ecological competition concept car". citroenet.org.
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