Where Are the High-MPG Small Hybrids? Hybrid Cars News
Does any of this occurrence? If we progress towards electric vehicles it does not matter.
Unequivocally profit margins come from trucks (quad-cabs) w/ diesel engines, SUV's with elephantine V8's, and luxury sedans. Yes it is possible for small sedans to get 75-100 mpgs w/half-breed tec. and standard size trucks to have small block diesel engines but that goes against the normal business as usually concept. As long as we improvise in terms of petroleum or any other liquid fuel this problem arises.
Also an intriguing question, if you can have a niche market for a crappy Scion why not a 2- door or 4-door composite at 15-17k that gets 80mpgs???
Gasoline tax is political suicide and lobbying to smack new holes in CAFE standards as is being done now only worsens the problem.... At some spur consumers will be forced to pay $5.00 a gallon again or future generations will have to pay up for subsidizing oil along with military shield, & problems with propping up aristocrats, dictators and people who use execrate and fear to their advantage.
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The Insight features the Ecological Send Assist System (Eco Assist™), an innovation that can further enhance effectual vehicle operation while providing feedback related to proper driving styles. "The all-new Honda Insight brings the cost of entrance
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