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Article: Tomorrow's techs: hybrid auto technology is changing the way people train for repair careers.(tech route)
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- Career World, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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You might have noticed more hybrid vehicles on the road over the past year or two. Hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, Ford Escape, and Honda Civic Hybrid, attract drivers who are interested in great gas mileage, clean air, and new technology.
It's no surprise, then, that hybrids are growing in popularity. In 2005, Americans bought 205,749 hybrid vehicles--more than 10 times the number sold just four years earlier. A study from J.D. Power and Associates found that 57 percent of consumers
who expect to acquire a new vehicle within the next two years are considering a hybrid. And as automakers rolled out their 2007 models, there were several newcomers in ...