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Originally Posted by el ess X
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-0...es-expire.html
Apparently the Japenese aren't quite convinced the Prius can fly out the door without government help, either.
I think PART of the reason of wariness of the consumer to drop big bucks on this technology is that GM, or government, or the tree huggers who want you to buy one is NOT doing a very good job on educating the consumer about electric or electric hybrids. A lot of people don't understand it.
Have all the EV cars you want, just don't MAKE me buy one if I want personal transportation. As long as they make a gas-burning, non-electric driven Camaro, I'll be just fine.
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The fact is that there is no real reason to buy an EV (or EREV or Hybrid or whatever it is) at this time; it's simply to early for it be economically viable. However, the market is there for a relatively larger group of niche owners to gradually bring the price of the cars down, thus getting the car more affordable as time goes on. Plus, I'm sure there will be oil shocks sometime in the near future to help the cause of EVs even more.