In 2002 the total sum of all hybrids sold in the US was less than 30,000. In 2003 Toyota sold less than 100,000 total hybrids. By 2004 the number was approaching 250,000 and the numbers are accelerating as we speak as more and more models enter the market from nearly all major manufacturers now.
So, should the oil change industry worry that soon these hybrids will start cutting into sales? Well, currently the cars being sold still have motors, a little smaller, but they still have motors. Many oil change companies have a standard price for all cars and therefore they actually use less fresh oil, so they make more money and remember with hybrids they have additional systems too.
Thus, oil change companies are in luck because the hybrids have DC motors in them too and they require 0W-30 to lubricate and keep cool. Meaning the Oil Change Industry is safe still, for now! If you are in the lubrication industry then you know that the enemy is heat and well in a DC Motor heat is very much the enemy just like in regular engines.
Most of these DC Motors require a top brand synthetic like Mobil One. One must remember that with chaos comes opportunity and thus the rapid disruptive changes with hybrids in the automotive sector, this does not mean the end of the world for the businesses, in fact it also means substantial new business for those companies who stop fighting it and go with the flow of the new innovations and technologies.
reference:ezinearticles.com
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