"Hybrids currently account for 1 percent of new car sales in the United States"
http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/08/22/bc.autos.hybrids.reut/index.html
I don't understand this, and it strikes me that it may be a political reason. It's not a financial reason:
"assuming vehicles were driven 15,000 miles per year and gas was priced at $3 per gallon, owners of the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape Hybrid would break even within three years.
Buyers of the Saturn Vue Green Line from General Motors Corp., the Toyota Camry and the Civic Hybrid from Honda Motor Co. would break-even within six years"
http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/08/22/bc.autos.hybrids.reut/index.html
If you get a 3-6 year loan then the extra cost in your monthly payments will be offset by your gas savings, and after that time you'll be saving money!
It's not an environmental or engineering reason, because hybrid batteries last the lifetime of the car and are fully recycleable. Why are 99% of sales not hybrids?
2007-08-16
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