My brother bought one of these, then within about 6 months gave it to his wife and bought one of those sweet Mercedes hardtop convertables. She drives it now and loves it. I just haven't been able to reconcile the overall cost with any true consumers savings, even over long term ownership. I figured it'd take about 7 years to break even with a standard vehicle. This article lends itself towards correcting that, but we'll see if they manage to pass the savings on to the consumer. I've heard that tune before.
This environmental consumer movement is going to cost us...
This article lends itself towards correcting that, but we'll see if they manage to pass the savings on to the consumer. I've heard that tune before. No, the article doesn't talk about passing the savings on to the consumer at all. It talks about Toyota being able to increase its profit margins on the sale of the hybrid cars. Right now they are not as profitable as their "regular" cars.