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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer
If the U.S. had a goal that 50 percent of all vehicles on the road in 10 years would be some form of hybrid, gasoline consumption could go down by a quarter.
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While that is no doubt true, and worthy of repeating as often as we can, I still have a suspicion that we in the US would nonetheless find a way to screw that up.
"Step right up folks! Git yer Hummer Hybrid Hemi Horsepower Hog, the new H5! Triple the horsepower and only half the MPG! And knock the crap out of that dorky enviro-techno-geek hyper-freaking-miler while you're at it with our new monster-thumper 24 inch rims and super-baja knobby tires..."
<sigh>