Re: [cdn-nucl-l] " A question of energy "

[Randal Leavitt <randal.leavitt@rogers.com>]

Jaro wrote:
> http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=837ebfcf-22d2-4f39-bf7f-fd805766246c 
> A question of energy

> $39,000 for the hybrid against $35,000 for the non-hybrid, it's doubtful 
> fuel savings will make up the $4,000 price differential.

Good article - nice summary of the pros and cons.  But the above logic 
always irks me.  You don't buy a hybrid to save money, you buy it to 
be cleaner.  Being cleaner can be more expensive and still worth it.

Our Toyota hybrid runs at about 5.3 liters per 100 km.  The Echo runs 
at about 6.1.  The light plastic bodies make most of the difference.

The really important thing about the hybrid is that it proves that 
electric cars are feasible.  With incremental changes we can get 
hybrids running more and more on stored electrical energy without 
sacrificing range when needed, since the gas engine can always provide 
the extended range.

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