Originally posted by: dmcowen674
The real world leader of Automobiles:
8-4-2005 Toyota working on 10 hybrid vehicles
Japan's Toyota Motor Co. said it was working on 10 new hybrid vehicles, after seeing sales of the environmentally friendly autos rocket in the United States.
Toyota was the first automaker to introduce a hybrid vehicle powered by a combination of gasoline (petrol) and electricity.
Two years after it was introduced, Toyota's hugely successful Prius still has a waiting list and some buyers are waiting more than six months for delivery.
"People are buying hybrids for good reasons beyond fuel economy," Press said.
"They realize hybrids are a simply way to make an important difference in curtailing foreign-oil dependence, air pollution, and greenhouse gases."
To meet its sales target, Toyota will have to add hybrid engines across its vehicle fleet, including trucks.
An average SUV will consumer 20 liters (five gallons) of gas over a 100 kilometer (62 mile) trip, compared to a hybrid which will take just four to five liters (1.1 to 1.3 gallons) of gasoline.
what average suv gets 12mpg and what hybrid suv gets 50mpg?
However I give toyota a thumbs up for making such a bold move int he market.