The Essential Hybrid Car Handbook A Buyer's Guide

The hybrid car is a more environmentally friendly combination of current electrical and petrol technologies, the production of which now plays an important role in the plans of every major car-maker. The Hybrid Car Book provides readers with a thorough understanding of all the information they need in order to make the right choice. This volume presents a thorough comparison of all models available today, looking at price, technology, ecological advantages, and cost-effectiveness. It also looks at the myths and controversies that have surrounded hybrid cars since they became commercially available at the turn of the millennium, as well as offering a glimpse of what the future holds for this exciting new development in the automotive industry.