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Originally Posted by brick
Even though I don't necessarily want to buy a GM vehicle right this moment, I think their approach makes sense. The BAS concept might not produce huge numbers, but it is much more accessible from a cost perspective. What if it gets to the point that they can implement it on every vehicle they make, as opposed to the Toyota and Honda approach of putting it on just a few vehicles that are relatively expensive? The potential is there for GM to make a huge impact on overall consumption, even if those vehicles don't get 50+mpg.
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Part of the reason for the cost difference between the hybrid and non-hybrid Honda and Toyota models is that hybrid production is still very much less than non-hybrid production. Whereas Honda sold a few hundred thousand standard Accords last year it sold less than 20,000 HAHs. As the technology becomes more mainstream and production increases the cost differential will fall.