Carbon monoxide clouds, emitted by some of the 14 million cars that have at least a decade of life. Sulfur that reaches the lungs of millions of inhabitants every day. This is, without a doubt, the best scenario to prove that an ecological vehicle can be a commercial success. Since 2005, Mexico will be the first country in Latin America to see how much - a hybrid car can tempt consumers accustomed to massive doses of pollution.

While some think that hybrid cars (provided with two engines, one that works with fuel and another with electricity) will not bring tangible benefits to users, others believe that their participation will grow inexorably; The truth is that these vehicles will begin to be part of daily life. Honda intends to sell 2,000 units in Mexico annually and Toyota - it could launch its own in 2006.

The debate will pay on land more than fertile in the local economy, because this year will be joined two paradoxical events in the national automotive history: the opening to import old and polluting cars (the so-called chocolate) of the United States and the arrival of Hybrid cars with very low polluting levels.