[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Silverado

I'm not one of these "all out green" people that curse trucks and SUVs for consuming more gas than a subcompact car. In all honesty, those people (myself included...we have an Enclave and a crew cab Silverado that I will soon be trading in on a Suburban) buying trucks and SUVs probably aren't buying them for their MPG rating, rather the other capabilities.

Even though I don't make vehicle purchases based on MPG, I think the Hybrid Silverado/Tahoe/Escalade was a great idea. I can't stand the Prius, but they were a great idea too. The whole EV/Hybrid concept is worth pursing and continually improving. For one thing, we can't get entirely off of oil, and we certainly can't do it tomorrow, so the EV/Hybrid idea is a great step in the right direction.

I think the Hybrid Silverado/Tahoe/Escalade were the "next step" past the Prius. These are vehicles people actually want to drive that happen to be hybrids, rather than the ugly-ass Prius/Insight/Leaf that people don't want to be seen in, but they want a hybrid. See, improvement.

I think GM should keep making them. And, they should continue to improve them. Give them low rolling resistance tires, lighter wheels, lighter panels, longer battery life, whatever they can do. As always, automotive technological advances trickle down through the rest of the lineup and that makes all kinds of things better.

I don't see anything wrong with these hybrids. Most SUVs and trucks are not used for real heavy duty uses, so why not make them more fuel efficient, but still with the utility/versatility/capability that most buyers want/need?

When journalists write about vehicles, they can never seem to just report the facts. You end up with an anti-truck guy writing about trucks, and then the article is all about the negatives of the truck. Or an anti-GM/pro Japanese maker writer produces and article saying how bad the vehicle is because it's a GM. Too much bias. Just report the facts and let people make their own decision. If they would do that, then the general consumer could be more informed and make a decision best for them.

"Never let the facts get in the way of a good story"