Hybrid cars are the bridge between conventional cars, powered by gasoline or diesel engine to go to electric cars powered by electricity from the battery. Conventional cars rely on gasoline or diesel, when burned is caused emissions of heat.
Electric cars are still a lot of obstacles such as cost, unlimited mileage, battery size is still large and heavy weight to store energy.
Overcome the disadvantages of hybrid cars cars with conventional engines and electricity. Hybrid cars is also a bridge between conventional cars and future vehicles that use hydrogen fuel cells.
Why are hybrid cars more expensive?
Due to the addition of several components, such as inverters, electric motor, battery, etc. However, manufacturers such as Toyota is now able to reduce the cost of driving a hybrid car developed live half of the previous (when hybrid car was introduced). The price is more affordable.
How does a hybrid car sales in the U.S.?
Growth in sales of hybrid cars in the U.S. and Japan in the beginning is slow. However, in the last 5 years, selling hybrid cars in the U.S. rose 10-fold from 9500 units in 2000 and to 100,000 in 2004.
Towards the end of 2005, the number of hybrid cars on the streets of America grow above 200,000 units. Toyota leads the hybrid car manufacturer and a world biggest manufacturer who has sold over 2 million cars worldwide since 1997.
How developments in other countries Prius
Toyota began producing hybrid cars in China in 2006. Towards the end of 2007, the global hybrid car sales reached nearly half a million and 350,000 units sold in the United States. In 2008 U.S. hybrid car sales reach half a million units. Due to increasing demand, Toyota also began assembling the Prius and Camry Hybrid in Thailand towards the end of 2010.
