| Every car manufacturer is looking for new | | | | economy as the car only uses its gasoline engine |
| technologies that will allow it to make fuel-efficient | | | | when required. When you accelerate or when you |
| cars. Vehicles that will offer significant better mileage | | | | need both axles to function (such as in deep snow |
| and lower polluting emissions. This is how hybrid cars | | | | when you need full transmission), the car uses both |
| were born. Fuel costs have risen significantly and cars | | | | engines. The car also gets a bump in horsepower |
| consume a lot of fuel especially when driving around | | | | compared to using only the gasoline engine as the |
| town. Large engines eat up significant amounts of | | | | electric engine gives instant power for long distances. |
| gasoline or diesel fuel and using hybrid technologies is | | | | When the batteries are depleted, the SUV will use its |
| intended to improve the cars mileage and reduce its | | | | gasoline engine until the batteries are fully charged |
| emissions. There are several small and medium sized | | | | again. If you follow the manufacturers guides closely, |
| hybrid cars (Honda and Toyota are offering their | | | | you will obtain a significantly reduced fuel cost. A |
| Prius and Civic sedan hybrid) on the market today. | | | | hybrid SUV may cost more than a normal one due to |
| However, although you can buy a small hybrid car, | | | | the technologies used, but the total pricing (including |
| until recently you were unable to buy a car hybrid | | | | the fuel prices for the first five years of usage) is |
| SUV. Large 4x4 SUVs are heavier, need larger and | | | | favorable. |
| more powerful engines to accelerate them to | | | | Online websites present in detail car hybrid SUVs and |
| highway cruising speeds and people buying them | | | | the future of this technology. Web pages belonging |
| were not particularly interested in fuel economy. | | | | to car manufacturers are full of quotes related to |
| However, the market has changed and while the | | | | their current and future hybrid models, meaning that |
| demand for large SUVs is on the rise, so is the | | | | they are committed to bring you cars that are more |
| demand for more economical 4x4s. | | | | advanced in the years to come. Car producers are |
| Lexus was among the first carmakers that has | | | | currently looking for ways to improve the car's |
| produced a hybrid SUV. Their RX 450h has a gasoline | | | | mileage using only the electric engine. Rental |
| engine moving one set of wheels and an electric | | | | companies will especially benefit from the introduction |
| engine that moves the other set of wheels. In this | | | | of hybrid SUVs as they will be able to offer their |
| way Lexus has achieved a very efficient 4x4 | | | | clients large, luxury cars that consume very little. If |
| transmission. When the car is moving at slow speeds | | | | you quote car market specialists, in several years all |
| (such as when driving around town), the hybrid SUV | | | | car manufacturers will have car hybrid SUVs in their |
| is using only its electric engine. This results in great | | | | product range. |