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Honda’s hybrid cars are among the most popular out there, despite their high price - how come?

Out of scrap, Japan’s Honda has bit by bit been successful in constructing its own slot in the worldwide motor vehicle industry. Two decades ago, Honda was nada - it was an uncelebrated Japanese motor vehicle brand that would appear to linger on its prototype cars.

When the tight competition for hybrid cars started years ago, Honda was amidst the first few car builders to have really gone up and take the matter seriously. And today they are a real headache for any competitor who tries to give them a run for their money.

Among the most popular Honda hybrids are the hybrid versions of their Accord and Civic models. Read the full story on the success story of Honda hybrid cars here.

Tags: cars, honda, automobile, accord, environment, hybrid, civic

Due to the way things look globally right now, such as the war(s) being fought in the middle east right now, terrorist attack against refineries etc., we can’t count on the oil price dropping to more humane levels anytime soon.

But maybe that could be a good thing after all, at least for the environment as the high oil prices makes more and more people consider alternatives such as hybrid cars that run partially on electricity instead of gasoline.

Among the new and exciting hybrid cars of 2006 we find the Honda Accord and the Toyota prius. Read more details about these two cars here.

Tags: Automotive, Environment, Technology, Hybrid cars

With gas prices continually rising more and more people are looking for alternatives to the traditional fuel or diesel powered car. One such alternative is so called hybrid cars.

Hybrid basically means that the car runs on more than one power source, most hybrid cars are running on the combination gas-electric. This means the cars are powered both by electricity and by gasoline. Gas electric or hybrid cars promise greater efficiency because gasoline consumption is lessened, not eliminated.

Despite what one might think, the history of hybrid cars is actually a rather long one. The concept dates back to at least the early 19000 when such a car was presented at the World Exhibition in Paris. You may very well have heard the name of a the young Czechoslovakian who designed this car - none other than Ferdinand Porsche! I was actually called the Lohner-Porsche carriage, a series-hybrid vehicle that utilized a one-cylinder gasoline internal combustion engine. This engine can spun a generator which powered four wheel-mounted electric motors.

Read more about the fascinating world of hybrid cars here.