Hybrids Not As Popular As Expected the market share for the fuel-saving vehicles is expected to
By the information coming out about Hybrids, one would think that they would be rising in popularity and become a major portion of U.S. Car Sales.
Not according to a recent JD Power survey:
peak at about 3 percent by 2010, a new study from the
forecasting arm of J.D. Power and Associates said Thursday.
Research shows this is because Hybrids are costing $3,000-$4,000 more than comparable non-hybrid vehicles. And with new technologies coming out after 2006 There will be more fuel-efficent gas and diesel options on vehicles.
Automakers are also saying:
gas-electric engines largely are a transitional technology
that eventually will be replaced by hydrogen-powered fuel
cells, but experts say a marketable hydrogen vehicle is
at least a decade or two away.
So dispite what the tree-huggers and government is trying to push on us the consumer just isn't buying it and the car.