Thursday, February 17, 2005

Hybrid hype? Wake up and smell the future

Think hybrids are hype?

Gas-electric hybrids, such as the Toyota Highlander hybrid, the Lexus RX400h hybrid, or the Ford Escape hybrid, are just the first stage in the evolution of full hybrid vehicles.

Yes, they cost more than a conventional car, but hybrid technology is only just emerging. Additionally, the cost of gas-electric hybrids is far less than fuel-cell-electric hybrids - the future of automobiles according to almost every expert.

The point is, however, they are both hybrids.

Today's gas-electric Highlander, Lexus, and Escape hybrids are built on Prius technology, as are tomorrows Highlander, Lexus and Escape fuel-cell-electric hybrids (Read More).

More on the Toyota Fuel-Cell-Electric Hybrid.

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1 Comments:

Blogger Paz said...

More people should learn about electric vehicles as a solution. "Zero emissions" is something that's going to be required by law one day (you know it will). Making the decision to go electric is far cheaper anyway, like 10 cents on the dollar vs. gas. (source: zapworld.com)

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