The Group of Eight is meeting in July, and the event is expected to attract a lot of attention. Attendees will be escorted around the event in 100 eco-friendly vehicles contributed by auto makers.

Toyota Motor Corp. and other carmakers will provide about 100 eco-friendly vehicles to transport participants at the summit meeting. The carmakers aim to promote their environmental technologies to world leaders and other key figures at the summit, where environmental problems will be one of the major topics.

Toyota will provide about 80 hybrid cars–including its luxury Lexus model–minivans and compact cars for participants making short trips around the venue. The company also is planning to provide hybrid electric cars that can be recharged via household electrical outlets. It is working toward the commercialization of its rechargeable electric car by 2010.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will be holding test-rides of its iMiEV battery-powered car at a location near the press center. Mazda Motor Corp. has expressed its willingness to provide a hydrogen-fueled sports car at the summit. Honda Motor Co., which is in fierce competition with Toyota over low-emission cars, is thinking about providing hybrid and fuel-cell cars.

The vehicles at this event will represent some of the greatest eco-friendly technology currently going.