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Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 10% in March

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by tripp, Apr 7, 2008.

  1. tripp

    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    Petrol is sufficiently expensive now to encourage hybrid sales without the need to subsidies. Light truck sales dropped substantially.

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    I thought this was interesting, too:

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    I'm almost surprised hybrid sales don't make up a higher percentage of total car sales, yet.
     
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    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    Probably has to do with availability. A lot of people can't be arsed to wait for a car. They want it now. If it's on the lot, great. If not, they look at something else.
     
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    It'll be interesting to see if that changes as the hybrids become more available....are there any parts of the US where there is a waiting list for a Prius anymore? Could that be part of the reason for the increase? The dealer I went to had 15+ of them on the lot. They had 3 in the color I wanted, got my choice of interior colors without having to do a dealer trade.
     
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