Environmental Concerns Grow Hybrid Car Sector

During the event, General Motors (GM) unveiled one of its solutions, a two-mode Chevrolet Hybrid - a vehicle with two electric motors due to be released in late 2007. GM and other car companies also showcased a series of concept vehicles known as plug-in hybrids. By enabling drivers to charge their automobile's battery at home, plug-in hybrids can run on an electric charge longer and use less gas. While hybrids account for 2 percent of all new cars today, GM officials say this number could quadruple within the next five years.