Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming are two major threats, the world is facing today. The result is extreme weather changes and natural disasters. Auto manufacturers are making green cars that are not only safe for environment but will save resources for our future generations. Hybrid cars are in demand by customers also. They are a bit expensive though but they are fuel economic and great to drive in urban areas. Their lesser emissions make them ideal for environment. Here are 5 best hybrid cars that according to us were the superstars of 2011.

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Hybrid vs. Diesel Car

A person can be confused, either to buy a diesel- powered car or gas-electric hybrid car, when he/she consider fuel economy as major factor in buying behavior of new vehicle. Both Hybrid and Diesel cars offers certain advantages which are listed below:

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Every year the well known car companies will be competing for customers, this will inspire them to create new innovative designs which they hope will fly of the production line. By them bringing new cars onto the market they will attract the attention of car enthusiasts who are willing to spend thousands and thousands of their hard earned cash. Most large companies such as Mercedes, Audi and Volkswagen will have many new cars for 2011 by showing the new designs before they are for sale. The large retailers will hope to get orders in ready for delivery when the cars are shipped. Buying a brand new car can be very expensive especially when they can depreciate straight away.

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Greener Cars

Almost all of us are quite happy with the trend of hybridization which is very hot into the auto markets nowadays but let me tell you there is much more to come and the auto developers are really busy to bring some more goodness into the trend of hybrid cars.

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The electric cars are not just the end, the auto makers are ensuring that there is lot more to come for the electric cars, may be at some time the wires gets vanished and you can get the car recharge from some other source.

Here in this article I am going to discuss some of the concepts that are running in the auto industry and if get finalized then they can bring more goodness into the trend of green cars.

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Toyota is now on tenth mega celebration year of the launch of Prius. Ten years back Toyota launched the Prius in North America which made its first affordable hybrid cars. The gas or electric powered vehicle has followed through the indelible mark on the automotive industry. This car meant for signature wedge sharp along with provision of changes brought through car industry.

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Toyota brought these wonderful changes that created a new revolution in the form of fresh technologies used for automotive industrial changes. The innovative ideas have come as a catalyst for new changes across the world in terms of new hybrid cars. Over 1.8 millions have been sold in this time with 900,000 being sold in US alone. Toyota has been claimed to be the most sustainable and innovative transportation company that has created immense changes in car building technology in the last decade.

Jim Litz, the president of Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc., has reported that these realizations have proven to be effective through the profound services Toyota has been bringing to the people. Without Prius the future of hybrid cars would not have been made to be this high. There have been additional developments and benefits that have come through differing variations.

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New Hybrid Cars

Hybrid vehicles are the perfect answer to the problems that are being faced by the world in the present day when in comes to the environment. Hybrid vehicles are perfectly environmentally safe and should be used preferentially over other vehicles to make the environment safe and in order to reduce carbon footprints. Reduction of the global carbon footprint is a very important consequence of using hybrid vehicles. Hybrid vehicles can guarantee a perfectly safe environment if the use of hybrid vehicles is combined with other practices that will result in the production of a cleaner and greener environment. Hybrid vehicles are the perfect answer to noxious fume emitting petrol guzzling steel machines that we call cars in the present day.

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Air pollution has become a menace in the present day. Pollution is basically defined as “the deposition of substances in excess amount causing various harmful effects and this primarily occurs due to anthropogenic (that is, induced by man) activities”. So what exactly are pollutants that cause pollution? Pollutants are basically defined as “substances which adversely alter the environment by changing the growth rate of a species, by interfering with the food chain, health, and in the process prove toxic to mankind.”

There are five primary air pollutants namely carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, sleuthed dioxide, suspended particulate matter, and proxy acetyl nitrate (PAN). Carbon dioxide causes global warming and is a green house gas. Carbon dioxide emission can be controlled by the reduction in the levels of industrial and automobile emission and also by increase of forest cover.

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Toyota Camry

The new Toyota Camry 2010 has been fashioned up in a much different style. Its engine power is also enhanced a little. The medium car has many models as Base, LE, SE and on top of all the XLE model. Camry is also available in Gas/Electric Hybrid model that is parallel to LE and comes with all standard equipment.

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All Camry models come with new 2.5 Liter 4-cylinder engine instead of 2.4 Liter engine. All models Base, LE, SE and XLE house 169 Horse Power engine in 4 cylinders. Only Camry SE comes with 179 Horse Power engine. All models have the option of 6 speed manual transmission or 6 speed automatic transmissions. The LE, SE and XLE models are also available with high power 268 horsepower 3.5 Liter V6 engine that is coupled with 6 speed automatic transmission. The Hybrid comes with 2.4 Liter 4 cylinder gas engine with battery powered 187 horsepower electric motor. This can run on either power source, like Toyota’s other hybrids and these need no plug in charging continuous variable transmission is used (CVT).

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Hybrid Cars

The two main reasons which makes Hybrid cars the best pick for a new car at this time, is because firstly; these cars would reduce your expenditure on fuel for running the car and secondly it would also be doing the environment a world of good.

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Fuel efficiency being the top priority, these cars run on environmentally friendly electric motors which makes Hybrid cars a thing for the future. So if you are thinking of getting yourself one as well, here are the top five picks for Hybrid cars.

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Honda CR-Z Concept 2009

The Honda CR-Z Concept 2009 has made a grand debut at the Tokyo Motor Show with their new concepts and stylization coming to play into their new version of hybridization and sporty optimization.

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They have come with the new coupe concept as well as the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. The vehicle displayed some of the greatest versions that could be bringing with the future of hybrid cars. There have been some incredible North American customers responding to this new introduction.

The new Honda CR-Z is all about bringing the hybrid versions to test with the easy and fun to drive access that have been related to the rest of Honda. Erik Berkman has stated that the Automobile Corporate Planning as well as Logistics for new levels of engagement with some of the best kind of engagement and fun customization for the new small cars.

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Best hybrid cars

Hybrid cars were introduced by various automotive industries as a result of the need for more efficient and environmentally sound cars. Even though everyone has heard about hybrid cars, but there still exists confusion about how they operate and what are the components does it need to function properly.

Basically hybrid cars are operated by three main sources such as, a well performing battery, an electric motor and a gas engine. Each of the sources is very important for the performance of the car.  The main benefit of using hybrid cars is that, it proves to lower the harmful emission and better the gas mileage. A lot of difference in their function exists between full hybrid cars and a mild hybrid car.

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