The Lexus RX 400h Hybrid Car resolves an age-old paradox by making sporting high performance, low fuel consumption and reduced emissions compatible. It has a 3.3-litre V6 VVT-i petrol engine and two electric motors that work in harmony to deliver smooth,

V8-style power and responsiveness. Together, they can whisk the Lexus RX 400h hybrid car to 62 mph in under 8 seconds.  read more

The Toyota Prius is one of the world's first commercially mass-produced and marketed hybrid cars. Manufactured by Toyota, the Prius first went on sale in Japan in 1997. The car was introduced to the worldwide market in 2000 and almost 160,000 units had been produced for sale in Japan, Europe, and North America as of the end of 2003. read more

The Honda Insight is a 2-seater hatchback hybrid car manufactured by Honda. It was the first mass-produced hybrid car sold in the United States,

introduced in 1999 (in Japan, however, the first generation of the Toyota Prius was launched in 1997).  read more

A hybrid car uses multiple propulsion systems to provide motive power. This most commonly refers to gasoline-electric hybrid cars, which use gasoline (petrol) and electric batteries for the energy used to power internal-combustion engines (ICEs) and electric motors.  read more

The Ford Escape Hybrid Car, launched in 2004, is a gas-electric hybrid powered version of the Ford Escape sport utility vehicle developed by the Ford Motor Company. Built in Kansas City, Missouri, it is the first hybrid SUV car to hit the market.

A similar vehicle, the Mercury Mariner Hybrid Car is sold by Ford's Mercury marque, and a third variation, the Mazda Tribute Hybrid Car, will be sold by Mazda starting in 2006. read more