Toyota launches new hybrid, Honda warms to electric

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Toyota launches new hybrid, Honda warms to electric

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE59J1ID20091020?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:11am EDT

This article pertains to the miller textbook because it dealing with the reduction of green house gasses. These new hybrid cars will reduce each cars carbon emissions which will then reduce the global warming rate.
Honda's new electric cars will first be sold in the United States Europe and Japan. Although the other hybrid cars these other Japanese car manufactures are selling and be sold all over the world.

Toyota, the world's largest automaker, said they aims to sell 36,000 units a year of its new Sai hybrid sedan in Japan, taking another step toward its goal of selling 1 million hybrid vehicles annually worldwide soon after 2010. Toyota is still miles ahead of competitors in the fast-growing hybrid field, which has enjoyed tailwinds especially in Japan thanks to generous subsidies and reduced taxes on cleaner cars. Toyota and Nissan Motor Co have announced plans to offer plug-in electric vehicles globally by 2012, while General Motors' Chevrolet Volt is expected to hit showrooms next year.

Obviously the Japanese car manufactures have a lead in the hybrid and electric car "race" but, the American car manufactures are catching up and may be even succeeding in the "mpg" competition. The Chevy Volt coming out is coming out next year and will be a car with zero carbon emissions. This competition between major car manufactures to produce the most fuel efficient cars can only be a good thing. This will help produce more fuel efficient cars therefore lowering carbon emissions which will then lead to the reduction of global warming.

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