Comments on: Why The Extra Cost Of A Hybrid Is Worth It. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1173 david Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:56:06 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1173 Good for you Poorer...that car should last you quite a long time. By the time you are ready to get rid of it, I am sure plug in hybrids will be everywhere! Good for you Poorer…that car should last you quite a long time. By the time you are ready to get rid of it, I am sure plug in hybrids will be everywhere!

]]> By: Poorer Than Youhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1172 Poorer Than You Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:45:32 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1172 It's going to be several years before I buy a new car. I just got my car - a 1996 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was my grandmother's, so it has less than 50,000 miles on it, and it's in near-perfect condition. I'm going to drive it until for as long as it will move! When it finally kicks the bucket someday, I hope that hybrids (plug-in hybrids, even) will have improved, because that's the type of car I'll be replacing it with! It’s going to be several years before I buy a new car. I just got my car – a 1996 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was my grandmother’s, so it has less than 50,000 miles on it, and it’s in near-perfect condition. I’m going to drive it until for as long as it will move! When it finally kicks the bucket someday, I hope that hybrids (plug-in hybrids, even) will have improved, because that’s the type of car I’ll be replacing it with!

]]> By: davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1167 david Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:36:36 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1167 Just keep working on him Green SAHM! Just keep working on him Green SAHM!

]]> By: Elbo Cenvarihttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1156 Elbo Cenvari Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:16:51 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1156 The batteries in these cars have a heavy toll on the environment as well. Electricity isn't created for free, there is a pollution cost. In addition these cars are not as fuel efficient as they were first made out to be. The revised EPa standards are going to knock almost a 1/3rd of their fuel efficiency out. This actually puts them under the efficiency of some of the better fuel efficient cars. Thus they cost more to buy, more to operate, will pollute as much as some of the alternatives, and in addition leave a legacy of batteries. The hybrids are better in producing high initial torque, and some of the marketing is starting to shift in that direction. For now it's mostly a marketing gimmick, to make enviro wannabe's feel like they are doing something good for the environment. The batteries in these cars have a heavy toll on the environment as well. Electricity isn’t created for free, there is a pollution cost. In addition these cars are not as fuel efficient as they were first made out to be. The revised EPa standards are going to knock almost a 1/3rd of their fuel efficiency out. This actually puts them under the efficiency of some of the better fuel efficient cars. Thus they cost more to buy, more to operate, will pollute as much as some of the alternatives, and in addition leave a legacy of batteries. The hybrids are better in producing high initial torque, and some of the marketing is starting to shift in that direction. For now it’s mostly a marketing gimmick, to make enviro wannabe’s feel like they are doing something good for the environment.

]]> By: Green SAHMhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1135 Green SAHM Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:13:18 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/02/13/why-the-extra-cost-of-a-hybrid-is-worth-it/#comment-1135 Someday I'll get my father in law to understand this. His quote when we told him we wanted our next car to be a hybrid was <a href="http://www.greensahm.com/you-need-a-hybrid-like-a-hole-in-the-head/" rel="nofollow">"You need a hybrid like a hole in the head."</a> No, he just doesn't get it. But we're working on it, trying to get him to see that it's a good economic choice, not just an environmental thing. Someday I’ll get my father in law to understand this. His quote when we told him we wanted our next car to be a hybrid was “You need a hybrid like a hole in the head.”

No, he just doesn’t get it. But we’re working on it, trying to get him to see that it’s a good economic choice, not just an environmental thing.

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