I think a lot of it is a mileage issue with the other hybrids. The camry gets low 40's, the Altima gets high 30's to low 40's. The hybrid silverado was rated at 1 mpg more (highway) than the standard version.
As for the civic, I think it got a bad start at first because it was a mild hybrid system. In order for the AC to run, the engine needed to be running, etc. I think that might have turned a lot of people off. I think you're right with your existing chassis theory too. When you purchase the prius, you can't directly compare non-hybrid and hybrid model, therefore, the fuel savings vs extra cost for hybrid calculation is rendered moot. On Apr 2, 2008, at 6:15 AM, C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > I see a lot of traffic on the list about the Prius and wanted to know > why other Hybrid models are not discussed? > > For sedans, the Honda Civic, Nissan Altima, Toyota Camry and Lexus has > a few models. > There are SUV's in the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner, or the > Silverado hybrid pickup. > There's even hybrid version of the Toyota Sienna. > > Is it exposure or is a hybrid that is not based on an existing > chassis better? > > Hatton > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:257847 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
