- What do you think?
- Can your choice of car change the world we live in? What would be the knock on effects of a global switch to hybrid cars? Join the debate→
- Editor's overview
- Is the hybrid car really a stepping stone towards emission-free driving? Will it have a genuinely positive impact on the environment? And will it ever be economical? Check out our editor's round up of the thorniest issues in the debate. More→
Environment
Swapping heavily polluting vehicles for hybrids could drastically reduce greenhouse gases, cleaning our cities for a healthier population.
Politics Energy
If hybrid cars entered the mainstream, could we reduce our dependence on oil? And if so, what would the political ramifications be?
- Why we can't rely solely on technology to make the future brighter
- Why the UK needs a new policy environment to realise the hybrid dream
- Could hybrids help reduce our thirst for oil?
- Why low-carbon living should be encouraged but not imposed
- Maintaining our carbon balance with the developing world
Business Economy
Hybrid cars could bring awareness and investment to clean technologies and green business. But where there are winners, there must be losers.
Families Lifestyle
Travel influences our daily behaviour and social interactions. Would we drive as much, or more, if our car had a lower environmental impact?
Urban Planning
Our urban environment could be radically different in a world where quieter, less polluting hybrid vehicles were in abundance.
