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A decade ago, buying a hybrid was a lonely business. Although there were only ever two cars made like this at the start and neither of them saw many purchases the companies saw the potential and you can see the benefits now.

Although a hybrid does emmit less C02 than a normal car it is a long way off from emitting no C02 altogether which is why it is only at its first stage.

The big problem is that although a lot of these cars feature hydrogen powered fuel cells and the battery powered electric motor they all face some upgrades before they will compete with the normal cars.

More promising is the electric car. Fuel cell vehicles are really coming along and with the right funding they could actually start to take over from the normal cars as many people are strong believers in saving the environment.

Instead, electric cars are limited, literally, by battery technology that today allows a modest city car a range of no more than 80 to 100 miles compared to the 300 miles-plus of a conventional car.

If you actually think about it 80-100 miles is way more than you will need for a daily commute but for longer journeys the chrage times takes hours which means it is not going to be very good. Which is why General Motors’ “range-extending” Vauxhall Ampera (aka the Chevrolet Volt) offers a promising compromise when it goes on sale in 2012.

The great thing about this car is that for the first 40 miles the car actually runs on electricty alone which of course is more than enough for someone living in the city.

Everything will be a lot easier to do including the charging of the car itself once more and more people start to buy these cars. The present Government talks of incentives of up to £5,000, while London mayor Boris Johnson aims to make the capital a lead city in the adoption of the electric car.

However until such a green car comes out that is actually worth going after something a bit less greener so why not look into Audi Cars or of course a Audi R8

Failing this you could even look into getting Used Cars however it is really up to you on what you do on this but I would say the best thing to do is just wait and see if things are actually going to get worse before you do anything.