magkakaroon po ba ng hybrid vehicles dito sa 'pinas?

[zidane21]

given the current oil energy crisis we're experiencing, magkakaroon din po ba ng mga hybrid vehicles dito sa 'pinas?

kasi po uso na po ito sa ibang bansa like hybrid camry,civic,odyssey,prius,etc.
ty po and more power!

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[chris_d]

Probably not in the near future, probably in 4 years or so they may start bringing them in. Currently there are CNG buses that will be deployed. As for cars, the philippines has a very small car maket, the cost of advertising and training mechanics to repair these vehicles is rather high at the moment.

I saw a hybrid prius one time at market market, I think it was being displayed in partnership with DOST.

[mikey177]

When all the oil runs out in the world a few decades from now, then we'll either be using hybrid cars in the Philippines or driving pedicabs

[109]

Probably not in the near future, probably in 4 years or so they may start bringing them in. Currently there are CNG buses that will be deployed. As for cars, the philippines has a very small car maket, the cost of advertising and training mechanics to repair these vehicles is rather high at the moment.

I saw a hybrid prius one time at market market, I think it was being displayed in partnership with DOST.

I agree. And IMO the prices of hybrid cars are so prohivitive that the difference in cost will be the same as the amount of gas that you can save on your non-hybrid car for years.

Mikey177,
The earth's supply of oil will NEVER deplete.
"The real question is when will the worldwide demand for energy outpace the oil industry's ability to supply it with hydrocarbons, forcing oil prices up to the point that alternative sources of energy become more economically attractive. When that point is reached, alternative energies will replace oil for most applications (for example, transportation, heating, electricity generation), leaving plastics and pharmaceuticals as the remaining oil users. Oil will still be in the ground available, but it will be too expensive to use for most present applications."

[zidane21]

sayang, mas maganda nga naman po kasi kung electricity na lang mostly ang gamitin para sa vehicles greatly reduced ang pollution nun(air and noise!), meron na nga po sa europe renault yata yung brand hybrid running at 140hp pero concept car pa lang! pero nobody knows po baka mga anak natin in the future puro mga hybrid na gamit nila at kinekwento pa natin sa kanila na pure gas gamit natin during our time!

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[Alpha_One]

Mikey177,
The earth's supply of oil will NEVER deplete.
"The real question is when will the worldwide demand for energy outpace the oil industry's ability to supply it with hydrocarbons, forcing oil prices up to the point that alternative sources of energy become more economically attractive. When that point is reached, alternative energies will replace oil for most applications (for example, transportation, heating, electricity generation), leaving plastics and pharmaceuticals as the remaining oil users. Oil will still be in the ground available, but it will be too expensive to use for most present applications."

The oil supply is limited and it can run out. But as you said, there will be a point where it will be too expensive to burn, and that'll come WAY before we run out of the stuff.

[ghosthunter]

The question if we will see hybrid cars on Philippine roads is not the cost of these vehicles. Its a matter if the oil giants will let the philippine government bring in these cars. Why? The government earns millions of pesos in taxes from sales of fuel and other oil products.

[zidane21]

galing nga po e, i saw one time sa ripley's thesis ng isang student, van running on oil grease ng restaurants (mantika) ang galing! sana ganun na lang para yung mga pinaglutuan natin sa bahay pang-gasolina din e di walang nasayang!!

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[mazdamazda]

A hybrid car will cost $3500 to $6000 more than a normal car.

'Nuff said.

[pissword]

OT: sir mazda bling bling lang yan ng fortuner... hehe