Happy New Year! 2009 is going to be an exciting year for eco-friendly motoring fans and advocates. The end of 2008 brought doom and gloom news from the Big Three automakers and a promise of a hefty sum of financial support to help the three largest US auto manufacturers get through this economic crisis. Part of the promises made by the big three is a focus on alternative fuel technologies.

There are five green motoring topics that I am looking forward to as the new year begins.

1. Honda Insight
I am more than excited about the Honda Insight, which will be available sometime this spring. The concept model of the vehicle has been making the rounds of auto shows since the Paris Motor Show in October but the production vehicle will make its debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this month.

2. Toyota’s Electric Vehicle Concept
On December 22, 2008, Toyota announced its plans to debut an all-new battery electric vehicle concept at the Detroit-based NAIAS. Toyota left everything to the imagination with its two-sentence press release. Thankfully, there is less than two weeks left to wait.

3. The Washington Auto Show
The Washington Auto Show is not the first of the country’s auto shows that comes to mind when you think of exciting and new green car reveals but the 2009 show will definitely delight eco-friendly motoring fans. The show will feature the Green Car Pavilion that is designed to display innovative hybrid and alternative fuel products. In addition to the Green Car Pavilion, the winner of the 2009 Green Car Vision Award will be announced.

4. New Government Legislation
This is not very specific but with both a new Presidential administration as well as a new Congress, there are sure to be some eco-friendly transportation measures introduced this year and for this, I am excited.

5. TheGreenMotorist.com’s One Year Anniversary
I have been writing for The Green Motorist since August of 2008 but the first post on the site went live on May 13, 2008.

What are you looking forward to this year on the green motoring front?

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