Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com

>> Test driving GM’s hybrid fuel cell car. My first question when I test drove the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell, the much-hyped hydrogen fuel cell SUV: “Why’s it so — big?”

>> Chevy: The New fuel-savings leader?.Chevrolet’s new mantra: “From gas friendly to gas free.” Yes, GM’s message at the LA Auto Show is all about how it’s going to “reinvent the industry” via its “fuel-savings leadership.”

>> Toyota says the US ‘needs’ inefficient SUVs.Bob Carter of Toyota, said at the press conference that Americans “need” trucks and SUVs because we the people are so active and outdoorsy. Um, are we talking about the same Americans here?

>> Cool green cars: Still just a concept.What I learned about green cars at the LA Auto Show: Every plug-in hybrid concept car mentioned will go more miles per charge than the one mentioned at the last press conference. Oh, and every diesel car is THE cleanest diesel vehicle.

>> Scuffle at the LA Auto Show: Environmentalists vs. Toyota.A Rainforest Alliance Network guy confronted Bob Carter of Toyota asking why Toyota’s in on the suit against California’s effort to raise fuel efficiency standards. In reply, Bob knocked the camera out of the RAN dude’s hands.

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