> . . . the article claims that the Prius costs
> $3.25 per . . .
As gas reaches $3.25/gallon, Toyota has been selling more and more Prius:
16,737 - Nov. 07
13,158 - Oct. 07
12,494 - Sep. 07 (last month of Federal tax credit)
167,010 - Prius sold through Nov. 2007
115,563 - Prius sold in 2006
Where did the "$3.25 per" come from? Why CNW Marketing, of course, April, 2006, claiming a Prius lifetime cost of "$3.25 per mile". Looks like it wasn't terribly effective. There were no significant monthly declines in Prius sales after CNW Marketing's "Dust-to-Dust" came out. It is a spectacular marketing failure.
All it took was for Toyota to deliver enough Prius to meet demand and the data has three points showing what happened when Toyota delivered enough Prius to meet USA demand.
Bob Wilson