Toyota announces new hybrid vehicle for 2006

Toyota will bring another green auto to market in 2006. This time it will be a hybrid car.

Toyota execs. announced on Tuesday that a new luxury hybrid, the Lexus GS, will be available as a hybrid in 2006.

In addition to the already popular Toyota Prius, the Japanese will be adding two other hybrid models for 2005.

In April, the Lexus RX 400h hybrid SUV is scheduled to hit the market, followed by the Toyota Highlander hybrid a few months later.

This summer, therefore, there will be 3 hybrid SUVs - the other being the Ford Escape hybrid.

Honda is the only hybrid producer, with three, following the release of the Accord hybrid, but all Honda hybrids are cars.

More hybrid vehicles.