Hybrid vehicles are a kind of automobiles which use two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle. It is generally referred as a hybrid electric vehicle.
Hybrid cars were introduced since 1902 and they had a tremendous effect on automotive field. In the year of 2005, many major changes were implemented in hybrid car industry. With this development, about 200,000 hybrids cars of different models were launched and sold in the year of 2005. There has been an estimation to sell 3 million cars year within a decade.
Toyota and Honda were the leading manufactures in this global hybrid market. The Toyota Prius was the super seller brand over all other hybrid car models. About 107,897 units were sold in the year 2005. It represented 52 percent sale of the total hybrid car market. The next most popular hybrid was the Honda Civic Hybrid, of which over 25,000 vehicles were sold.
This fast sales growth in hybrid car market clearly shows that a new trend towards the hybrid car adoption is emerging.