Hybrid Vehicle Technology in an Asian - Malaysian Context

Vivek Vaidya, vice president for automotive research at Frost & Sullivan, dicusses Hybrid vehicles in the Asian auto market, the opportunities and challenges, reasons for public sector inertia in introducing hybrid technology, state of technology as regards HEVs, the consumer viewpoint, whether current oil shocks will see an acceleration of hybrid technology R&D. when he sees the tipping point between hybrids and ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles, and the challenges in doing so such as infrastructure. He also discusses Proton and its efforts in HEVs and EVs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.