A hybrid vehicle uses multiple propulsion systems to provide motive power. The most common type of hybrid vehicle is the gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, which use gasoline (petrol) and electric batteries for the energy used to power internal-combustion engines (ICEs) and electric motors. These motors are usually relatively small and would be considered "underpowered" by themselves, but they can provide a normal driving experience when used in combination during acceleration and other maneuvers that require greater power.
The Toyota Prius first went on sale in Japan in 1997 and it is sold worldwide since 2000. By 2010 the Prius is sold in more than 70 countries and regions, with Japan and the United States as its largest markets.[117] In May 2008, global cumulative Prius sales reached the 1 million units, and by September 2010, the Prius reached worldwide cumulative sales of 2 million units,[117] and 3 million units by June 2013.[17]
The Honda Insight is a two-seater hatchback hybrid automobile manufactured by Honda. It was the first mass-produced hybrid automobile sold in the United States, introduced in 1999, and produced until 2006.[118][119] Honda introduced the second-generation Insight in Japan in February 2009, and the new Insight went on sale in the U.S. on April 22, 2009.[120][121] Honda also offers the Honda Civic Hybrid since 2002.
As of December 2013, there are over 50 models of hybrid electric cars available in several world markets, and 7.5 million hybrid electric vehicles have been sold worldwide, led by Toyota Motor Company (TMC) with more than 6 million Lexus and Toyota hybrids, [11] followed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. with cumulative global sales of more than 1.2 million hybrids,[12][13] and Ford Motor Corporation with more than 292 thousand hybrids sold in the United States by September 2013.[14][15][16] The world's best selling hybrid is the Toyota Prius, with 3 million units sold by June 2013.[17] Global sales are led by the United States with over 3 million units sold by October 2013,[18] followed by Japan with over 2.6 million hybrids by September 2013,[19][20][21][22][23] and Europe with more than 650,000 units by August 2013.[21][24]
Until 2010 most plug-in hybrids on the road in the US were conversions of conventional hybrid electric vehicles,[122] and the most prominent PHEVs were conversions of 2004 or later Toyota Prius, which have had plug-in charging and more batteries added and their electric-only range extended.[123] Chinese battery manufacturer and automaker BYD Auto released the F3DM to the Chinese fleet market in December 2008[124][125][126] and began sales to the general public in Shenzhen in March 2010.[127][128] General Motors began deliveries of the Chevrolet Volt in the U.S. in December 2010.[129] Deliveries to retail customers of the Fisker Karma began in the U.S. in November 2011. During 2012, the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Ford C-Max Energi, and Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid were released. The Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid, Mitsubishi Outlander P-HEV, Ford Fusion Energi and McLaren P1 (limited edition) were released in 2013. As of January 2014, theVolt/Ampera family of plug-in hybrids, with combined sales of about 70,000 units, is the top selling plug-in hybrid in the world, and the second best selling plug-in electric car after the Nissan Leaf.[34]
The Elantra LPI Hybrid, launched in the South Korean domestic market in July 2009, is a hybrid vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine built to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fuel. The Elantra PLI is a mild hybrid and the first hybrid to adopt advanced lithium polymer (Li–Poly) batteries.
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