March 13, 2009
ABI Research— According to NextGen Research the global market for hybrid vehicles will triple in the next 4 years. In 2010 “as the global economic downturn ends and the testing of hybrid vehicles in commercial fleets is completed” sales of hybrid buses and heavy trucks will increase from 8,653 units (2008) to more than 27,000 units (2012).
Source: “The Market for Commercial Hybrid Vehicles off to a Slow Start, According to NextGen Research”, Energy & Ecology, VerticleNews.com 13 March 09 (accessed through LexisNexis)
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