Global Market Review of Full Hybrids - Toyota Leads the Way

FYI: Toyota Buyer's Guide

DUBLIN--August 19, 2011: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Market Review of Full Hybrids - Forecasts to 2017" report to their offering.

Global Market Review of Full Hybrids - Forecasts to 2017

This latest just-auto report edition offers a global review of the full hybrids sector, its manufacturers, top markets, technologies and market forecasts.

This global market study offers:

• Full hybrids market size estimates
• Latest technologies and trends
• Profiles of the major players including their strategies and prospects
• Market size forecasts

You can use this report to:

• Understand the scope and scale of the major markets
• Get an overview of the global full hybrids sector
• Identify opportunities and threats
• Prepare demand and supply forecasts
• Review the latest technological drivers
• Know the key trends within the sector and what's driving them
• Get up to speed with latest company activities and prospects
• Hear direct from major companies on strategies and plans
• Carry out competitive analysis

Key Topics Covered:

1. What's new

2. Introduction

3. Companies

• Group 1: The leader, Toyota
• - 2012 Prius plug-in hybrid
• - Higher capacity, lithium cells
• - Three Prius generations and more
• - Outlook
• Group 2: The second tier
• - BMW
• - BYD
• - Chrysler
• - Daimler (Mercedes-Benz)
• - Ford
• - General Motors
• - Hyundai - Kia
• - Nissan
• - PSA Peugeot Citroen
• Group 3: The intenders
• - Changan
• - Chery, Faw, Geely and others
• - Honda
• - Jaguar Land Rover/Tata
• - Mazda
• - Mitsubishi
• - Saab
• - Subaru
• - Volvo (Geely)
• - VW Group: Porsche
• - VW Group: Volkswagen - Audi

4. Markets

• North America
• Factors affecting the market
• - Are hybrids a technology or a vehicle type?
• - Concerns to be addressed
• - Electric utility capacity
• - Geopolitics of lithium
• - Loss of OEM control over core technology
• - Wells to wheels' carbon balance
• - Conditions affecting market size
• - Battery costs
• - Oil prices
• - Regulation of carbon and other emissions
• - Vehicle costs and new financial models
• - Alternative fuels
• - Biodiesel
• - Ethanol
• - Hydrogen
• - Hydrogen market projections
• - Daimler
• - General Motors
• - Honda
• - Toyota
• - Natural gas and LPG
• - Future fuels conclusions

5. Technologies

• Stop-start system
• Mild hybrids (0.5-1.0kWh battery packs)
• Full (parallel or power-split') hybrids and plug-in hybrids (1-8kWh battery packs)
• Plug-in parallel hybrids
• Electric-drive vehicles (10-75kWh battery packs)

6. Forecasts

7. News

8. Interviews and insights

9. Tables and figures

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