What Hybrid Cars Will Look Like In The Future?

A hybrid car is a vehicle that combines and uses the strengths of an electric as well as a gas powered engine. Hybrid car is a pollution-free, economical and eco-friendly option over the traditional gas powered and electric powered cars. The car has two sources of energy, which also result in fuel economy improvement. Hybrid cars are also referred to as hybrid electric vehicles.
In the recent years, many leading car companies like Honda, Toyota and Ford etc. have introduced hybrid cars and have captured the hybrid car market. Due to its benefits, many people want to buy a hybrid car, not only because it is cost-effective but also because of global warming and usage of non-renewable resources. Unfortunately, hybrid cars remain the most expensive cars and many people cannot afford to pay for them.

A general view of future hybrid cars is that new features will be added that will make the car more affordable and efficient at the same time.
Hybrid car industry still needs to improve a lot as there is a large market to capture worldwide.

In future, many companies have focused on making the car more affordable and more innovative. To capture the potential market for hybrid cars, there will definitely be many innovative features that will change the outlook of the hybrid cars completely.

One of the expected changes in hybrid cars in future is its change from gas-electric hybrid to diesel-electric hybrids. The diesel hybrids will be more efficient, but it will increase the car cost greatly. For this purpose, development in hybrid batteries will be the area of focus. A lithium-ion battery in hybrid cars is a good solution to the problem. A lithium-ion battery costs half of the NiMH battery, used in the hybrid cars today, and is three times more efficient.
Since renewable bio-fuels have gained popularity, they are also being considered to be used in hybrid cars. It is expected that many companies will introduce Flex-fuel Hybrid cars. Hydrogen is also a form of fuel that can be used, and companies like Toyota and Ford are working on the Hydrogen Hybrids.


It s also expected that future hybrid cars will be electrified. Electrified vehicle is something very innovative; it will take a little time for engineers to work on it, but it will change the automotive industry completely. Electrified vehicle will need to be plugged in and charged. These cars will be more efficient, environment friendly, clean and safe.
Hybrid cars will not only change in models and designs over the coming years, but will also be more cost-effective. The changes expected in the hybrid car market include low price batteries and Electric Assist. The use of the technology, new features and more automation will change the look of hybrid cars completely.

One can have an idea from some of the hybrid cars that are planned to be released in near future. These hybrid cars include Chevy Volt, BMW X5 Mild Hybrid, Dodge Zeo hybrid, Chrysler ecoVoyager, Ford Freestyle, GM Denail XT hybrid truck, Ford Five Hundred. Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Porsche Cayenne hybrid, Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid and Volvo Recharge, planned to be released in 2010 or later.

Alternative energy article by Danny Green