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October 04, 2004
O.K., maybe 100,000 Toyota
Prius hybrid cars doesn't seem like that much, but
it is. Let us not forget that the hybrid
car has only been in production for a few short
years.
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The fact that after just a couple of years,
Toyota is planning to increase U.S. production by 50
percent says a lot.
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Moreover, this is the third time
since last October that Toyota - the current
undisputed heavyweight of hybrid technology - has had
to increase production.
Some analysts expect that 100,000 hybrid cars might be
enough to cover the hybrid car buyer's market, but
what if those experts are wrong? What if demand once
again pushes another increase in production?
Obviously, oil prices could be a critical factor, and
everything about oil points to anything but cheaper
prices. Recently a Business Week commentary by Bruce
Nussbaum argues that $50 a barrel isn't a fluke, but a
new norm.
The current upswing in oil prices has pushed many car
buyers out of the SUV market, or at least out of the
large SUV. Fuel efficiency is becoming a concern and
fuel efficient automobiles are of interest to more and
more car buyers every day that oil stays high.
Now that Honda is entering the market with the Accord
Hybrid Car, real choice in the hybrid car market
is just around the corner. Already the Ford
Escape Hybrid SUV is producing long waiting lists.
One can only expect the Accord Hybrid to do as well.
So now, real hybrid car choices include a futuristic
sedan, the popular Honda Sedan, and an SUV. Plus the
luxury Lexus
RX Hybrid SUV and several other models will also
be released in limited numbers this year
Times are changing. Automotive technology, via the
internal combustion engine, has changed little since
it was created in Germany in the late 1800's. Today,
the effects of the internal combustion engine on the
planet are much more evident. Many people have had
enough of the pollution, of the wars and of the
environmental destruction caused by our
petroleum-based economy.
Hybrid cars represent a real innovation, a step
towards the future. While oil will continue to be
important to U.S. and world economies, a new energy
era awaits the world, and hybrid vehicles are a step
in the right direction.
American automakers have continued a long tradition of
profiteering at the expense of the American automobile
consumer. For a long time, the only issue regarding
cars in the American market was American-made v.
Foreign-made. Well, the global economy has ensured
that there is no such thing as a fully-American made
auto.
Therefore, a new choice has emerged. To purchase a car
that stands for creating a better world, or to
purchase a car that stands for oil wars, pollution,
environmental destruction and future shock.
The choice is yours.
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