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Originally Posted by ElectricTroy
Who said anything about diesel? Yeah, that's one option, but there's also:
the 40 mpg Echo
the 42 mpg Matrix
the 44 mpg Civic HX
These cars use advanced engineering like cylinder deactivation or lean-burn to squeeze out high MPGs. We should provide Tax Incentives for these cars too.
troy
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Now all they have to do is Hybridize the above listed vehicles, get the mileage into the Stratosphere, pass Go and collect their $2000 tax deduction.
I think the tax deduction is an incentive to get people to embrace the new technology. I believe it is working based on the number of Hybrids on the road today. It goes way down after this year and is gone after next - it's purpose having been served.
Besides, we all have an indirect tax incentive for running any high FE vehicle - the less gas purchased, the less gas tax paid.
In my own case, the tax incentive didn't influence my decision one iota.