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Hybrid Car in UKIn the UK, hybrid cars have some disadvantages to the buyer, including being 10-20% more expensive to buy. However, a hybrid enjoys a low road tax (at £40 a year) and remains exempted from the £8 a day congestion charge in London, for example. Then there is the fact that the Tory leader David Cameron drives a hybrid car, a Toyota Lexus RX400. As a side note, the greenhouse gas emissions in Cameron's car are 27% lower than a petrol Lexus. There are also other government ministers' that drive a hybrid, mostly the Toyota Prius. There is a lot of competition for the minds and money of the UKs eco-friendly car buyers. Some of the most powerful contenders in the UK green car market are the E85 biofuel cars from Ford and Saab. They cost a little more to buy than their conventional counterparts, but the real downside is that there are very few garages selling the special E85 fuel. In addition, many UK buyers are opting for simply smaller cars that achieve good fuel economy instead of buying a more expensive hybrid versions of petrol powered bigger family cars.
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