Hybrids Quotations

What's really unique this year is we have a real good mix of hybrids and higher energy-efficient vehicles.

We have seen an absolute explosion in the number of hybrids out there since about 2004.

People who buy hybrids also want to support the innovative technology to spur a technological answer to the challenge of high fuel prices and dependence on foreign oil.

New-car buyers can consider hybrids because they reduce pollution and save the environment, but they shouldn't expect to save money in the short-term. Our poll data uncovered false expectations. Forty-four percent said a hybrid would cost less than a conventional car to drive and maintain.

I don't believe - till something radical changes that we are not on track to do - that hybrids are material to climate change. They're fashionable, everybody loves them, the Prius is selling well, but so are Gucci bags. But they don't impact the way the world carries stuff. You know it's a fashion statement.

From fuel-saving hybrids to sporty, high performance vehicles, those looking to purchase a new vehicle in 2006 will be pleasantly surprised to see they have many makes and models from which to choose from. The difficult decision consumers may face now is how to narrow their selection to just one.

When hybrids were first introduced in the United States, they were only available in sub-compact cars that were not practical for all vehicle buyers.

We must encourage the commercialization of technologies that are compatible with existing infrastructure. What makes plug-in hybrids promising is that they are; we don't need a Manhattan Project to make this happen.

Hydrogen holds the ultimate long-term promise for clean and sustainable power. In the meantime, both hybrids and ethanol-fueled vehicles can significantly lessen U.S. dependence on imported oil while reducing the impact on our global environment. The Escape Hybrid E85 program could lead to the breakthroughs needed to marry these two important technologies in production vehicles.

Hybrids continue to refute the argument that their cost of ownership fails to justify their slightly higher sticker prices. Perhaps more importantly, this is the first time that two hybrids, the Ford Escape and the Toyota Highlander, dominate the SUV category. This is also the second year in a row that one vehicle, the Honda Odyssey, swept the minivan category.

Hybrids are the poster child for the fuel economy debate.

Hybrids are still the team to beat, as they generally have better fuel economy and cleaner emissions than other models in their respective classes.

Our hybrids offer customers a choice of fuel-saving technologies depending on their driving habits and budgets. Our hybrid strategy delivers on GM's commitment to apply advanced fuel-saving technologies where we will realize the most fuel savings.

Over the span of three years we saw the market literally increase five times. We expect to see continued growth over the next two or three years and hybrids to hit 2% of the entire market, which is very significant.

Our goal is to build hybrid and conventional models on the same line and to offer hybrids with the same style and same functionality as convention vehicles.

We now see more and more of these Old Economy-New Economy hybrids cutting their online staffs, ... Companies that were hoping, if not expecting to eventually shift the lion's share of their business to the Internet may be forced to consider entirely new strategies for both short term and long term.

Well, as you know, General Motors does not make hybrids. Ford only made 4,000 hybrids last year.

While consumer demand for high mileage vehicles has grown dramatically in the past few years -- with increasing interest in hybrids -- the best way to build cars that get over 100 mpg is still uncertain. We expect to see some new, exciting technologies demonstrated in the 2006 High Mileage Vehicle Challenge.

The problem with hybrids is that in economic terms, they don't make a lot of sense.

Toyota and Honda have had hybrids on the markets for years now. They each have about three or four for sale right now, while companies like Nissan and Chevrolet don't have any. Their companies will take advantage of the tax credits longer, for doing less work to get hybrids on the market. Is that really equitable?

We're the dominant union in the petrochemical industry, and we're not at all saying, 'Put them out of business.' We're saying we want to keep a strong economy within America's control. We're saying, 'If China runs around and buys up most of the world's resources, what will we do? If the world starts demanding hybrids and Japan dominates that market, what will we do?'

To put that offer on the table for the next three months, it's clear to me that they're willing to steer the price lower, ... They really don't want every U.S. consumer to park their SUV and buy gasoline-electric hybrids -- they don't want to trigger that kind of consumer response.

We wanted to provide growers with hybrids which are available on the market that perform well and can accommodate our growing conditions.

UPS has partnered with Eaton over the last five years to test hybrid drive train systems in real world settings. We are excited about the technology advancements Eaton and UPS have achieved through testing and look forward to seeing these next-generation hybrids perform for our fleet.

We try to shorten the growing season by planting some 104-105-day hybrids that help us save two weeks of irrigation. That's a savings of $10-20/acre. I'm glad seed companies are looking at developing more drought-tolerant hybrids as well as shorter-season corn.

Even though hybrids are a solution, they're not the solution.

At our current rate of sales, that's about 600,000 hybrids in the U.S.. To achieve that goal, we will have to look at offering hybrid power systems in virtually all of our vehicles, including trucks.

And what's interesting about the hybrids taking off is you've now introduced electric motors to the automobile industry. It's the first radical change in automobile technology in 100 years.

Environmentally it's a great idea because hybrids have lower emissions and they use less gas.

These deals are still relatively new to the market. People may be a little more nervous about where hybrids are headed.

The Tahoe and Yukon Two-mode Hybrids combine the functionality and comfort of a full-size SUV with a two-mode full hybrid system that optimizes fuel efficiency in city and highway driving, the way most Americans use their vehicles.

I've actually been saying I don't think anybody makes any money on hybrids, but that's not an accurate statement. Our bus hybrids can make money sometimes.

Products of the breeding programs are bound to play increasingly important roles in subsistence agriculture, ... Whether new hybrids eventually replace cultivars that are used by the export trades, however, remains to be seen. In the end analysis, we believe that resistant bananas will be our best defense against diseases in subsistence and export situations alike.

People try to get rid of wolf-dog hybrids because they make bad pets.

At first glance it seems like an interesting idea. But perhaps not. I can imagine a crowded parking lot with all those hybrids coming and going, and the annoying sounds would create a major noise-pollution problem. Think road rage.

It's a well-intentioned but wrong-headed policy. I think eventually hybrids would penetrate the fleet to a sufficient extent that carpool lanes will no longer be offering any advantage.

Ford's move to increase hybrid production is a step in the right direction, and it places hybrids front and center in the future of the auto industry. I think they've learned their lesson (from broken promises in the past), and we take them at their word.

It's more of a realistic market, which ties in with the national vibe of people buying hybrids not hummers. The euphoria is gone.

It's easy to show consumers how hybrids save them money at the pump. Now it's easy to show them how much they can save at tax time too.

Consumers are realizing that hybrids are a way to curtail oil dependence. Americans like to do the right thing, and they love to do the smart thing.

That's quite a long-term thing. But I also think that Ford is doing a lot of work in that area anyway. They're not amateurs, they've been working on hybrids and other fuel systems for a long period of time -- all those manufacturers have been. So they might be interested.

The big impact is this is really the only hybrid system that makes sense economically. We can make a hybrid system that is more effective than electric hybrids for a few hundred dollars versus several thousand dollars.

The auto fleet turns over slowly, usually every 10 to 12 years. You're not going to see SUVs replaced by hybrids any time soon.

Industry experts predict that hybrids could make up nearly 15 percent of total registered vehicles within the next decade.

In raising the consciousness of the public to the plight of many small, wild cats, the Bengal and some other hybrids can be like a signpost pointing the way to a broad and unselfish commitment to save not only endangered species but those whose fate may also one day become inevitable.

But hybrids are more likely to be a stop-gap for something further down the road like fuel-cell technology, which is at least 10 years away.

These five gasoline-electric hybrids stood apart as most worthy of consideration for the 2006 Green Car of the Year distinction. While hybrids represent but one type of vehicle expected to be finalists in future Green Car of the Year award programs, they clearly dominate the field at this point in time.

The element of competition was introduced in hybrids and that I believe will lead to the widespread use of hybrids,

The engineers who work on the Focus FCV work hand in hand with those developing our gasoline hybrids, ... The knowledge we gain by engineering these cars not only benefits our expertise in innovative fuel cell propulsion technology, it also will help us deliver even better gasoline hybrids in the near term.

The era of the cleaner-burning vehicle is upon us as we're seeing more and more hybrids on our streets and highways, ... This program initiated by Farmers Insurance is sure to accelerate the popularity of these hybrids, and I thank them for this great initiative.

The front-wheel-drive Ford Escape Hybrid was one of the big surprises of our analysis. It gets between 31 and 36 miles per gallon, which is unheard for a vehicle of its size and utility. It has a four-cylinder engine but gives drivers nearly the power of a six-cylinder engine without hurting their wallet. And the industry is finding that all hybrids are proving to be well engineered and therefore allow owners to maintain a very low Cost of Ownership.

The lower-voltage hybrids will give you better efficiency than you'd get with a conventional vehicle, but they still don't provide the power you need to do full hybridization. For that, you've got to jump to something higher at least 200V. Given the spectrum of voltages available in the electrical system, you get all the efficiency from the higher voltages, so why spend your time on the 'in-between' voltages?