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Why doesn't the Toyota
Prius qualify for a tax
credit? Why not the Honda
Insight?
If it were the Ford Prius that was today's king of hybrid
cars, would the government have extended tax
credits on such vehicles long ago?
Today, automakers use EVs as an excuse not to build
hybrids much in the same way they once used fuel
cells. Certainly, EVs are more realistic than fuel
cells, but they still haven't been proven reliable
and, more importantly, cost-effective, etc. And, even
worse, a new study questions the entire cost-effectiveness
of the Chevy Volt.
Besides, it will take decades to convert America's
fleet into any type of more fuel efficient vehicles.
Hybrids are a great solution today that could be
converted into plug-in hybrids tomorrow - by American
companies, such as A123Systems.
Shouldn't we be doing everything we can today about
energy efficiency today?
Is a Prius plant in America really so irrelevant?
Labels: Chevy Volt electric vehicle concept, hybrid tax credits, Hybrid Vehicles, toyota prius
