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mikomi @ Feb 20th 2008 8:02AM
The *added* cost is $21,600? Wow.
Hank @ Feb 20th 2008 8:50AM
Yep, and how long, even at $4-5 gas (or even $9, for that matter) do you think it'll take to make up the difference at $21,000? Especially if it's like the Lexus LS hybrid that still gets worse mpg than either my suv or my wife's minivan (which the LS does, according to most real-world tests)?
Adding all the weight of that extra tech isn't going to help matters if the goal really is what the marketers will be screaming. Yet another bait (enviro/gas savings) and switch (optioned out hog with a feel-good system called hybrid).
Snark @ Feb 20th 2008 11:04AM
What I keep wondering is how long it will take hybrid naysayers to realize that people buy hybrids for reasons other than simply reducing gas costs. Avoiding heavy tax bands (as are common in Japan and Europe), reducing personal carbon emissions, securing bragging rights or using interesting new tech, and concerns about energy independence are also commonly cited reasons for people to buy hybrids. It's not just to tick a few numbers off the budget.