Hybrids Popularity Increases

Carmakers are responding to the growing popularity of hybrid vehicles.

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January 29, 2003, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Hybrids, vehicles that save gasoline by combining electric motors with internal combustion engines, are emerging as the first alternative-powered cars to show signs of catching on with automakers and some consumers since the automobile's early days. Toyota and Honda are already selling tens of thousands of hybrids, and General Motors and Ford, worried about ceding another fast-moving market to the Japanese, have announced plans to join them. The hybrid's rise has been encouraged by pressure from environmentalists and regulators, particularly California rules curbing greenhouse gases and smog-forming pollutants."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Hybrid Cars Are Catching On

Wednesday, January 29, 2003 in The New York Times

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