Hybrid Vehicles

Global warming is caused by green house gasses and it has been a critical issue

around the globe from the past decade. Every year people living on the earth dispose

adequate garbage to cover a huge part of the Earth. Most of the waste material ends up in

landfills which are very pricey and which may have an outstanding shock on the

environment and on the wellness of the people living on this planet. Preservation of the

environment has become a big issue in recent times. Initially Japan is the one and only

country that identified and actively implemented measures to reduce the carbon dioxide

emissions that will reduce the green house effects. From this successful start the need of

low pollution private cars went through all over the world rapidly. However, the

penetration rate of hybrid cars is significantly low compared to other vehicles.

Hybrid cars are positioned as the eco friendly solution to diminish the world's

dependency on oil and gas, but it is a question whether it does deliver that certain

guarantee or not. The car manufacturing organizations, at a moment will believe that the

hybrid cars will be the future of the transportation industry, at the same time there are

various types and models that offers higher fuel efficiency and mileage with the

confidence of providing the vision "we are the future of the industry". The questions to be

anticipated inside the consumers' minds will be: which hybrid car do I buy, what benefits

will I gain through the purchase, how long will it last, how will be the after purchase

service etc.

When we analyze the market there are few significant hybrid types that can be

identified. In simple consumers' knowledge they are Electric-gas, fully electric, hydrogen

and hydraulic. Each type has its own significant advantages and disadvantages. After our

initial research measurements we found out that electric-gas hybrid vehicles are currently

dominate the market place around the globe.

Having all these alternatives will influence the customer to make a huge