> > Do you really think that a single EV model will pull more than 50% of > > that niche market? > > He did say 100,000 in a decade, over which time 1.8 million cars in that > price range would have sold. That's 2% of the market, which sounds quite > attainable. > > > Even the California ZEV alliance claims that only about 30,000 units > > of the hybrid Prius and Civic were sold in the entire U.S. prior to > > the end of 2001.
This of course will change immensely with 2002 stats, as they went to a higher production rate, you can now walk into a dealer and drive out with a Prius, often in the color you want. This spring I waited a week to get the configuration I wanted, but could have drove one off another dealer's lot the same day, if I had wanted to pay $600 more. Now with 2003 coming out as a new model.... > > Both cars had long waiting lists. Toyota and Honda sold all they could > build. We waited 6 months to get our Prius.
