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Originally Posted by RCZ
Yes hybrids are taking over the common car and I personally think that is a really really good thing. I don't see why we have to think the two are mutually exclusive though. 95% of drivers don't really care how many liters their engine has, they just need to get from point a to point b. The car is a tool so it is OK for them to drive hybrids; more gasoline left for the rest of us to burn  . |
I enjoy your post RCZ, but I respectfully disagree here.
1) It is a bad thing because once most people start to drive hybrids the govt will try and regulate/tax the rest of us into them. It will get very expensive to drive sports cars/gas guzzlers. Most people will not drive hybrids until forced to do so by economics. Its true most people are not into sportscars, but people love SUVs, trucks, etc...
2) More gas for the rest of us to burn? There is no gas shortage. There is no oil shortage. There is an intelligence shortage in Washington where they won't allow us to drill our own oil for our own use.
3) Hybrids and their batteries are a far bigger environmental threat (specifically their manufacture and disposal) than our internal combustion engines and their exhaust. Electric cars with batteries will never be viable options IMO. Tesla will not be the answer.
4) Global warming is BS.
