My CTV.ca colleague Phil Stavrou went to the T.O. International Auto Show and this is what he found: A new generation of green autos emerging -- even luxury ones.
The BMW Hydrogen 7 is the world's first hydrogen-drive luxury performance automobile. It features an internal combustion engine that allows the vehicle to run on either liquid hydrogen or gasoline.
On hydrogen, the vehicle essentially emits nothing but water vapour.
Despite the effort, it won't reach Canada yet as it's a limited-production model set for release only in the U.S., Europe and Japan later this year.
Lindsay Duffield, President and CEO of BMW Group Canada, unveiled the car at the show and said that more hydrogen refueling stations need to open in Canada before the products can become mainstream.
Mercedes took home the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) award for Best New Technology for the new E320 BlueTec diesel technology.
The breakthrough clean diesel technology blends fuel efficiency to rival a hybrid without sacrificing power. The car is designed to reduce the soot and pollutants that are common with diesel engines.
Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes Benz Canada Marcus Breitschwerdt said the technology was so good that a white handkerchief stuck in the muffler for five minutes would come out without any change in colour.