Ultimate
Green Excuse - I'm waiting for a plug-in hybrid vehicle?
Wednesday,
April 11, 2007
Is
this Escape hybrid the best investment in plug-in hybrid
technology?
"I'm waiting for a plug-in hybrid before I buy my
first hybrid vehicle," is a statement I often hear.
Due to this consumer sentiment in plug-in
hybrids, phantom buying lists exist on the Internet as
an attempt to prove to automakers that consumers would buy
them.
Yet, how could plug-in hybrids be cost-effective enough
for consumers if most of today's hybrid
cars are not cost-effective for most consumers - at
least not in the short term (In the long term, most
hybrids are cost-effective)?
Besides, many of today's full hybrids, such as the Ford
Escape hybrid, the Toyota
Prius, and the Toyota
Camry hybrid could one day be converted into plug-in
hybrids if the technology became cost-effective.
So, why aren't more plug-in hybrid 'fans' buying today's
hybrids?
Ultimately, buying today's hybrids is an investment in
tomorrow's hybrid technology, such as plug-in hybrid
technology. Moreover, buying one of today's hybrid
vehicles also addresses many of the reasons one would want
to buy a plug-in hybrid for in the first place, such as
global warming or foreign oil dependency.
So, if you are in the market for a new auto, don't use the
"I'm waiting for plug-in hybrids" as an excuse
not to buy one of today's hybrids. Make a stand and invest
in the future. The more of today's hybrids that consumers
buy, the sooner all consumers will be able to afford
plug-in hybrids.
posted
by Dahcredyns at
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