Hybrid Suvs

Sunday 23 October 2011

There is no doubt that the market for hybrid SUVs has increased dramatically since the turn-of-the-century before which the SUV was seen by many as the main culprit of environmental pollution. However, since the introduction of the electric car we have seen this technology transferred into the SUV market with dramatic effect.
Hybrid SUVs available today
When you consider that the hybrid SUV market now contains such names as Porsche, Volkswagen, BMW, Range Rover and GMC is not difficult to see why more motorists are looking towards the more luxurious end of the hybrid market. It would be wrong to suggest that these are cheap vehicles because they are not but what they offer is the ability to move on road and off-road and also use electric power, traditional fuel power and a mix of the two.
The efficiency of hybrid SUVs
At this moment in time the efficiency of hybrid SUVs can be anything between 20 miles per gallon to around 34 miles per gallon with many of the new vehicles on the market coming in towards the top end of this range. This is not fuel efficiency of the highest order by any means but when you consider the size and weight of an SUV these are fairly impressive figures. A number of SUVs have also introduced various recharging systems, fuel management systems and other new technology which is bit by bit improving the efficiency of these often "bulky" vehicles.





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