Re: USA Today/Edmunds.com article
Yep, same here, disagree mostly with their analysis.
It's interesting in that most 'industry analysts' keep harping on this point: "hybrids don't make economics sense, why are people buying them?". I think they are simply sticking their heads in the sand about one of the most obvious reasons many people are interested in or buying hybrids: they want to do something less damaging to the environment while maintaining mobility. With the current crop of hybrids, the market finally has some options of functional, attractive cars that allow users to do just that, and that's why they are flying off the shelf, not because people are intent on saving money. If they were intent on that, they would not pay msrp, or even premiums for used cars!
The industry analysts just don't get it.
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