Sunday, May 17, 2009

Eu tu Prius?

Finally some competition has entered the electric hybrid market after the Prius swamped previous entrants such as the, better looking in my opinion, Honda Civic Hybrid. Toyota plans to announce a new $22,000 Prius to compete with the Honda Insight. All is well and good with competition in this segment, though it is going to be a rough ride for car makers until consumer spending responds positively. I personally would much rather see something like a hydraulic hybrid truck which would give huge amounts of horsepower boosts along with a mild fuel savings. For me a hybrid makes no sense since the fuel savings do not add up against the additional cost of a new vehicle. I am pretty sure that is true for most people, and that is why they occupy such a small part of the auto sales pie.

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