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To: Mr. Sunshine who wrote (7008)11/25/2002 9:34:20 PM
From: Krowbar  Read Replies (1) of 8393
 
Gas-electric hybrids picking up speed with consumers

Hybrid automobiles, those eco-friendly gas- and electric-powered cars that get outstanding mileage, aren't just for greenies anymore.

The technology, which mates the century-old internal combustion engine with modern electric motors to deliver high fuel economy and low emissions, will be the Next Big Thing, automotive experts say.

At the moment, consumers can choose among only three hybrid cars -- two Hondas and a Toyota, but auto industry analysts expect the technology to appear under the hoods of everything from econoboxes to sport utility vehicles and sports cars beginning next year...

...."Hybrids are here to stay," said Ron Cogan, editor of Green Car Journal, which chronicles environmental automotive trends. "Virtually every automaker is looking at hybrids, and we'll see increasing numbers of them coming on the market."
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