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Hybrid Cars
Could Save America a Trillion Dollars
The costs of hybrid
cars. Critics love to talk about how the costs of
hybrids don't add up, but what about the costs of
gas-guzzling?
The Toyota
Prius, minimally, achieves 45 mpg, even in the worst
driving conditions, where the average conventional vehicle
achieves less than 20 mpg. So what you ask?
According to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy (ACEEE), if the U.S. required 40 mpg fleet mileage
by 2015, the U.S. could save well over a trillion dollars by
2015. (more)
The Prius achieves better than that today. In 10 years,
there is no reason crossover SUVs and light trucks couldn't
also achieve the same levels of fuel efficiency. Currently,
hybrids are only an emerging technology. Plug in hybrids,
new Lithium batteries, and diesel hybrids offer the
technology to make 40 mpg a reality.
Are there costs? Of course, but wouldn't it be worth it to
invest $100 billion to save more than a trillion dollars -
while ending foreign oil dependency, cleaning the
environment, and helping American automakers become the
technological leaders of the automotive world?
What are we waiting for?
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The
Ford
Escape Hybrid
The world's
first hybrid SUV.
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V6 power with V4 fuel efficiency, the
Escape
hybrid offers SUV functionality and environmental
awareness. (more)
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The
Honda
Accord Hybrid
Simply the best
Accord.
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Faster
than a conventional Accord, the hybrid Accord is the first
V6 hybrid and is shows. (more)
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The
Honda
Civic Hybrid
The first
converted hybrid vehicle
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Looks
like a Civic, drives a Civic, but at 50 mpg it gets 40
percent better gas mileage than a regular Civic.
(more)
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The
Lexus
RX400h Hybrid
The world's
most luxurious hybrid SUV.
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Due
out April 15, this hot hybrid has already received 11,000
down-payments (more)
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The
Toyota
Prius Hybrid
The hybrid car
leader at just $20,000?
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Simply
an unbelievable piece of automotive technology. The future
is here. (more)
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The
Toyota
Highlander Hybrid
The
first Toyota hybrid SUV is set to explode.
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The
hype around this hybrid SUV is huge and growing. Get in
line now, you might be there a while (more)
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