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Originally Posted by AshenGrey
My big gripe with GM is that all of their 2007-2008 hybrids are HUGE vehicles. I just see it as a waste to invest $4000 in hybrid equipment into a Durango or Escalade when the boost will be 3 MPG. It would much more useful to make a hybrid Chevy Cobalt that would gain 10-15 MPG. But GM wont do that.
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A 3mpg increase in a vehice that gets 15 to begin with is actually saving more fuel than a 10mpg increase in something that gets 30mpg. This is why I think gpc (gallons/100mi) would be a more straightforward measurement system in terms of calculating cost. GM basically sees those large inefficient vehicles as an easier opportunity to save fuel in terms of total dollars, and realize cost-effectiveness, than putting similarly expensive hybrid equipment into a smaller, already more efficient vehicle. I suspect they will migrate their system down to smaller vehicles in subsequent model years.