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Saturday, July 22, 2006

Hybrid car sales stall as cost of going green is turn-off

The Times Online tells us today that: Hybrid car sales stall as cost of going green is turn-off
Cars such as the Toyota Prius have gained enormous publicity amid soaring petrol prices and rising concern over global warming. However, in the first six months of this year sales of hybrids in the United States have fallen. Sales of the Prius in Britain have also stalled.

It ratytles on with various statements and statistics, then states:
Hybrids have both a regular petrol engine and an electric engine, which adds to the cost of the vehicle. Power alternates between the engines, allowing hybrids to do 50 to 60 miles per gallon.

Gorse Fox would point out that he gets between 50 and 60mpg with a standard Golf 2.0TDI and really doesn't see the point until the hybrid can radically improve on that. What about emmissions? Well GF's Golf does create emmisions, but the Government reckons they are pretty low, so he gets cheap road tax... and he does try to keep the windows closed!

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