December 29, 2005
| What's
up with the hybrid haters?
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Today, the Detroit News posted
an article
by Mike Hudson, Hybrids are cool, but is it because they
make others green with envy?
All I can say is, what's your problem Mr. Hudson?
"But, depending on whom you ask, our love for hybrids may
only be highlighting just how shallow we are," states
Hudson.
Mr. Hudson asserts that diesel engines are the future, not
hybrids, not fuel cells. The same diesel that isn't allowed in
vehicles in many parts of the country, is the future.
Hudson states, "As it stands, a modern diesel engine gets
nearly identical mileage to a gasoline hybrid. But because of
the oil-refining process, diesel costs less than gas and the
engine tacks on only $1,000 or so to the sticker price of a
car-- as opposed to $3,000 minimum for a hybrid system."
First, $3000.00 isn't the minimum on all hybrid
vehicles.
Second, show me a car with a sticker price of $16,000.00 that
compares to the Toyota
Prius in functionality, design, and performance. I don't
think such a car exists.
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