There was an article in the Madison, Wisconsin afternoon paper, the Capital Times about hybrid cars.
Fueling demand: Gas prices create wait for hybrid cars
It highlighted some interesting phenomenon in Wisconsin regarding hybrid cars
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"...anyone ordering a Prius now probably wouldn't get one until late April or May 2005..." "...local dealers say they're sticking to MSRP and keeping people in line."
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No price gouging from the dealers here. That's good to know.
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Nationally, there were 43,435 registrations for hybrid vehicles in 2003, a 25.8 percent increase from 2002, according to figures from R.L. Polk & Co.
California had the most hybrid registrations in 2003 with 11,425. Wisconsin was 19th with 759.
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With this low of a number in Wisconsin it's no wonder it's so hard to get more than a handful together for a hybrid gathering!
My favorite quote, though, is this one, that relates to EPA gas mileage estimates
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"There's more honest lies told about fuel economy than anything else except sex," Myers quipped. "Fuel economy is very hard to measure."
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