Recognizing the hybrid car's growing popularity in Sri Lanka and need for future maintenance, Hybrid Motors Singapore will be opening a state-of-the-art engineering centre at Colombo - 10 tomorrow with an initial capital investment of US$ 500,000, officials of the company said.
This centre offers maintenance and repair facilities for hybrid cars which is lacking in the country at present, said Azli Ismail, Sales Director Hybrid Motors Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, at a press conference in Colombo.
The company, a subsidiary of Hybrid Motors Singapore, will promote Hybrid technology in the island while providing maintenance facilities for Hybrid car owners, he revealed. With recent gas prices climbing high, more car buyers will turn to these vehicles in the future. Already, there are 2,000 to 3,000 Hybrid cars in Sri Lanka, Mr Ismail said adding, "Hybrid car sales are increasing, and the country needs more skilled technicians and maintenance centers to work on these vehicles".
Robert White, Chief Engineer of Hybrid Motors Lanka (Pvt) Ltd said their job is to step forward when people feel threatened by technology. Company chairman Eddie Lo noted that Hybrid cars will be an answer to rising air pollution, dependence on oil, and damage to the environment. A hybrid-electric car uses a battery and electric engine to increase gas mileage, lowering emissions and fuel consumption. The company is promoting these cars as they are better for the green environment, he added.
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