Hybrid vehicles threaten commuters' trip in the fast lane

Re: Hybrid vehicles threaten commuters' trip in the fast lan

We now have hybrids like the Ford Escale, or Honda Accord, that get poorer gas mileage and emit more pollutants than some of the more efficient non-hybrid cars. With cars like these I don't see any point to letting hybrids use the car-pool lane. If they come out with a hybrid Hummer that gets 15 MPG instead of 10 MPG (a 50% improvement!), would we want to allow them to use the hybrid lane?

 

Re: Hybrid vehicles threaten commuters' trip in the fast lan

I expect hybrid sales will increase to the point that they will choke the HOV lanes. Then they won't be allowed to use them anymore. They will still enjoy a great advantage of not using any energy at all when at a standstill or creeping along when others are burning their $3/gallon gas.