There's a reason I call that car the "Pious"

[wombat_socho]

Eco-weenies choose the Prius over Honda hybrids because the Hondas look like a normal car. Gee, what a surprise. Guess it wasn't about saving the planet after all but flaunting your devotion to Gaia. Me, I think I'm going to get some price quotes on these, since these selfless souls are out there conserving gas so I can burn it. Y'all still going to Hell. (Rachel)

Song unrelated. Trust me on this.

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[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

Part of the problem was that at first, hybrids sold like crap. There wasn't much of a market for them, and the Prius dominated what market there was by dint of the sales effort put into them. By the time the celebrities and pols started getting excited about global warming and pushing hybrid vehicles, the Hondas were pretty much shut out.

Your reasons for buying a Prius had nothing to do with image, iirc. Rightly or wrongly, you decided that you were going to do this as your personal conservation effort. All well and good, and not at all like Hollyweird scum who park a Prius in their driveway while taking limos & private jets everywhere.

[chebutykin.livejournal.com]

Actually, I got a hybrid Honda Civic. I traded off the extra efficiency of the Prius for the reliability I know Honda to have. (Not that I have a particular beef against Toyota; it's just that my previous Honda was a fantastic little car that just kept running and running and running. I'm pretty loyal to brands who make good stuff.)

Part of the problem was that at first, hybrids sold like crap.

Actually, I think we're getting into chicken-and-egg stuff here. Automakers made hybrids and EVs as concept vehicles, and thus didn't push them to the masses. Thus, the masses didn't take notice, therefore not ponying up the cash. Automakers decided the cars weren't big business, so the kept them as niche vehicles. Wash, rinse, repeat. I think electric vehicles are still currently in that cycle, while Toyota finally figured out how to blaze the trail to the outside.

I'm anxious to see what happens with the all-electric Tesla. They're aiming at the luxury market first, then working their way down to normal consumer vehicles, rather than the other way around. Not sure it will work, but it's an interesting approach.

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

Eggs are to be scrambled and served with Tabasco at Waffle House; chickens are to be cut up and fried at Chick-fil-A or Popeye's. This disposes of chickens and eggs and thus the problem goes away. :3

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

My mistake; now that you mention it, I do recall you mentioning that you went with a hybrid Civic. Sorry.

You're probably right about the history of hybrids/electrics. It's not something I paid a lot of attention to, frankly, because I am one of those people who isn't going to worry too much until the price of gas gets up to $5/gallon at which point some politicians will be shot, fuel taxes will be cut, and things will get back to normal I'll probably do something to improve my fuel economy...but I already get nearly 30 mpg as it is, and can't realistically fit into a smaller, more efficient vehicle at this point.