The Frankfurt Auto Show is arguably the big European auto event of the year (some might disagree and instead hold that title in reserve for The Gumball 3000)... This being an odd year, 2009, the show concentrated on passenger cars. While I did not attend the show I always love looking at all the photos of all the new cars, what's coming to market, what might be coming to market, ideas and concepts... well, the news this year is kind of amazing. Honestly read all the news stories you can on this - why? Because this year every auto manufacturer was out there showing off their all electric or hybrid electric vehicles. To note the picture below is Volkswagen's chief executive Martin Winterkorn showcasing the E-Up! (Photo credit to Ralph Orlowski/Reuters ).


So, if there is any doubt in anyone's mind as to where the auto industry is moving, well this should help solidify that, in The New Energy Economy fully EV or PHEV cars are the future and we should be psyched for it. As I've said all along, electric car are great, I loved riding around in the custom Porsche this past January and I can't wait for these guys (slightly more affordable) to be on the road. It also means that for our industry  we (Electron Solar Energy) really need to also focus our energy (excuse the pun) on helping to enable this new infrastructure. Businesses and municipalities that want to stay ahead of the curve need to start thinking about how they are going to accomodate these vehicles - simple as that.
Here are a couple more photos, the Plug In Hybrid Prius and the electric Smart Car...

And here are a couple links to photo galleries that I've found of the show...
One from ABC News and the one from Green Tech Media