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Monday, May 02,
2005
New Hybrid Cars Hitting the
market Next Year: Camry
and Hyundai hybrids coming sooner than expected!
Toyota plans to start building
Camry hybrid
cars in Kentucky as early as next year according to the AFP.
Due to oil prices, Toyota believes that interest in hybrids is
going to grow faster than originally expected and is going to push
this top-selling to Toyota to hybrid status as quickly as
possible.
In addition, Toyota is also
considering the possibility of a hybrid powered sports car in the
near future, though specifics were not announced. Already Porsche
has announced interest in developing a hybrid version of its
Cayenne, in partnership with Toyota.
Hyundai also announced plans to
bring hybrid
cars to America a year earlier than originally planned. By
late 2006, Hyundai will offer hybrid versions of both the Accent
and the Kia Rio.
In stark contrast to GM, for example, Hyundai will not offer large
hybrid vehicles because of their "low profitability". GM
has maintained that they are not interested in hybrid cars for the
same reason and will only focus only on large hybrid SUVs and
trucks.
I guess that isn't much of a surprise from a company that is
ramping up to market a new line of large SUVs during an economic
crisis largely caused by gas-guzzling vehicles.
We the people, must be the
difference. Join the revolution, buy a hybrid car
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