![]() ![]() Among its 2011 line up of vehicles are no less than 5 Hybrid models. Of all the luxury brands out there today, Lexus stands out as the one brand with the most to offer when it comes to Hybrid Vehicles. ![]() Well, in the 10 years since it’s with great satisfaction that I can say Hybrid vehicles have gone main stream, they are now sleek and stylish and they’ve found a place amongst luxury brands as well. Maybe it was thought that the rich didn’t want to be eco-friendly and that it was best to market to the less affluent tree hugger. I also couldn’t help but notice that this new technology was implemented first in a mainline brand as opposed to a luxury brand that typically seemed to be the initial test subjects of the latest and greatest in auto tech. I saw the vehicle on TV and thought to myself – great concept but kinda ugly in its overall design. I can vividly remember when Toyota launched it’s first generation Prius and how former Barenaked Ladies front man Stephen Page agreed to be one of its initial purchasers. ![]() They were vehicles that combined typical combustion engines with electronic batteries to propel the vehicle and as a result, were designed to provide significantly better fuel consumption. Back in 2001, Toyota Motor Company became the first car company in North America to sell a new type of automobile known as a Hybrid. ![]()
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