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Originally Posted by Schwa
I agree with the main argument of the article, it's a no-brainer that these SUV hybrids do not deserve the kind of tax credit the gas sippers get. I think it's okay to hybridize larger vehicles, but also should consider phazing out the conventional model so that the gas saving equipment isn't an option for that size of vehicle. Probably won't ever happen, but we could do it.
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I disagree entriely. The SUV hybrids SHOULD be given the tax break, probably moreso than the small cars. Why? Because the people who are buying them are paying top dollar over comparable models just to save fuel.
I certainly could not have two small cars (HCHs) in my family, because we need room to haul farm material. I can't get two bales of hay in my HCH trunk, no matter how hard I try. But I paid $4,000 or more for the hybrid version of the Escape. The income credit
did play a role in it. I could have easily spent a lot less, got a lot more vehicle, and a lot less gas mileage.
Over the Dodge Grand Caravan I replaced (which was larger in interior space), I am getting 60 percent better gas mileage (20/32).
Rather than discouraging people from buying these vehicles we should be encouraging their purchase, the tax incentives do such.