Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Change is happening

Hybrid cars may not be the norm just yet, but Toyota has plans to make them just that:
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce 10 more gasoline-electric hybrid models globally by early next decade in a push to boost total sales of hybrids to 1 million, a top Toyota U.S. executive said.

The world's second-biggest automaker is also aiming for hybrid vehicles to account for at least 25 percent of its U.S. sales in the same time period...

The plan may be a bit of a mixed blessing, as it seems to be linked to an effort to make bigger hybrid vehicles (including pickup trucks), and to apply the efficiency of a hybrid to increase power rather than to improve gas mileage. But at the very least, a slightly more environmentally-friendly option is on the verge of being mainstream.

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