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Originally Posted by DGthe3
The US government has to pay people to buy hybrids and electrics because they want to import less oil, but they don't have the will to increase gas taxes (political suicide) or drill for more (a short term solution). This is also why they created the CAFE fuel economy standards.
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So my point remains. People do not want these stupid electric/hybrid cars in enough volume for them to survive in the free market, and thus the Gov't has to pay people to buy them.
Really, look at
successful products: Do we have to be paid by the Gov't to buy IPods? Playstations? Cell Phones? Flat screen TVs? Camaros?