Sales of popular hybrid vehicles plunged in November 6

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   Juliettelucie Posted 12:45 am
   05 Dec 2008

   compareHow does that compare to non-hybrid/ low mileage cars?

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   Delay And Deny Posted 2:21 am
   05 Dec 2008

   Hybrids Continue Reliance on Dirty Fuels
   
   Hybrids are the dirtiest of cars:
   
   
   Continue reliance on dirty fuels based on oil.
   Have two engines, drive trains, instead of one.
   Use toxic manufacturing.
   Use heavy batteries which must be replaced often and create toxic waste.
   
   
   Switch to Hydrogen directly is cleaner and more efficient...Denmark is already building an entire village based on Hydrogen.
   
   

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   edarnold41 Posted 5:15 am
   05 Dec 2008

   Hybrid sales plungeLesson in basic economics: when the economy is in dire straits, and people are worried about their finances, luxury items tend to be first to be cut. Among those with the means to purchase a new automobile, over-priced hybrids are viewed as a luxury.

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   eram Posted 8:31 am
   10 Dec 2008

   Statistics are more helpful when in contextI'm assuming that sales for all vehicles fell in November? Can you please compare these stats to the stats for car sales in general? Or to sales stats of other popular cars?

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   GRLCowan Posted 10:10 am
   10 Dec 2008

   US car sales in general down about 30 % IIRC ...Way down, but not quite as far down as hybrid sales.
   --- G.R.L. Cowan (How fire can be domesticated)

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   Biodiversivist Posted 11:22 am
   10 Dec 2008

   The article says that GM sales are down 50%from last year. It is amazing how much impact a temporary gas price spike had on car purchase behavior. People buying SUVs now are getting fantastic deals and are hoping the price of gas will stay low. They are also assuming they will remain the car of choice for the cool kids. One thing is for sure, the average price of oil has nowhere to go but up.

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