http://blog.evandodds.com/2006/07/16/who-killed-the-electric-car/ Evan's non-work-related blog Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:02:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.evandodds.com/2006/07/16/who-killed-the-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Mike Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:22:00 +0000 http://blog.evandodds.com/2006/07/16/who-killed-the-electric-car/#comment-219 There's been a lot of "talk" that a diesel hybrid would cost too much. There's a $4000 (+/-) hybrid premium and a smaller, though significant ($2000?) diesel premium. Right now, that's too much premium for what they think they can sell. Maybe, maybe not, but I think that's the thinking. The one piece of good news (to me anyway) is that hybrid technology and diesel technology are not mutually exclusive. They both can progress and, when it makes dollars and sense, they'll someday be put together. I just wish it'd be sooner or later. There’s been a lot of “talk” that a diesel hybrid would cost too much. There’s a $4000 (+/-) hybrid premium and a smaller, though significant ($2000?) diesel premium. Right now, that’s too much premium for what they think they can sell. Maybe, maybe not, but I think that’s the thinking. The one piece of good news (to me anyway) is that hybrid technology and diesel technology are not mutually exclusive. They both can progress and, when it makes dollars and sense, they’ll someday be put together. I just wish it’d be sooner or later.

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