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One of the overriding themes of the North American International Auto Show is that hybrid drives are going to be an important part of our automotive future.
Multiple 2007 and 2008 models will have hybrid options, including America's best-selling car, the Camry and other mid-sized cars like the Malibu. Several larger models like the Mazda Tribute, the Saturn Vue, and the Ford Escape also have hybrid models in the works for â07 and â08.
Even more interesting, car companies are now looking to mix alternative fuels with hybrid technology. The ridiculous looking Ford Airstream concept is designed to be a hydrogen/electric hybrid, while the concept Chevy Volt that has created so much buzz is modularly designed so that the batteries powering its electric motor can be charged by any means, from gasoline, to natural gas, to biofuels, to fuel cells.
Adding electric power storage systems to cars is not a trend that is going away any time soon. Hybrids and other alternatively-powered cars are absolutely taking over auto shows. It's becoming obvious that these technologies will expand into plug-in and even full-electric cars in the not-to-distant future.
Only one person in Detroit seems to be deriding hybrids nowadays, and that's Martin Eberhard, the CEO of Tesla Motors. In his opinion, anything less than a full electric just isn't going far enough. And I'm not sure we disagree.
Other Hydrid Drives news stories
One of the overriding themes of the North American International Auto Show is that hybrid drives are going to be an important part of our automotive future.
Multiple 2007 and 2008 models will have hybrid options, including America's best-selling car, the Camry and other mid-sized cars like the Malibu. Several larger models like the Mazda Tribute, the Saturn Vue, and the Ford Escape also have hybrid models in the works for â07 and â08.
Even more interesting, car companies are now looking to mix alternative fuels with hybrid technology. The ridiculous looking Ford Airstream concept is designed to be a hydrogen/electric hybrid, while the concept Chevy Volt that has created so much buzz is modularly designed so that the batteries powering its electric motor can be charged by any means, from gasoline, to natural gas, to biofuels, to fuel cells.
Adding electric power storage systems to cars is not a trend that is going away any time soon. Hybrids and other alternatively-powered cars are absolutely taking over auto shows. It's becoming obvious that these technologies will expand into plug-in and even full-electric cars in the not-to-distant future.
Only one person in Detroit seems to be deriding hybrids nowadays, and that's Martin Eberhard, the CEO of Tesla Motors. In his opinion, anything less than a full electric just isn't going far enough. And I'm not sure we disagree.
