Hybrid Cars

The recent high gas prices have spawned new development into Hybri Cars. Toyota, currently on the forefront plans to sell 300,000 hybrid cars before the end of 2006. Currently they have two massed produced models available for sale. The Toyato Prius is a compact sedan with a gas and electric engine estimated to average around 50-60mpg. They also have the Lexus RX400h (hybrid powered with gas/electric motors) as their SUV/Crossover available in this energy saving format. By 2010 Toyota has two goals. 1) have a hybrid choice for every model line they sell, and 2) to have sold more than 1million hybrid vehicles. This seems ambitios, yet attainable, as Toyota spends billions a year on reserach in this field