yeah, see that is the thing, you and people like kittycat should not have to give up anything to do this. This should be a WIN all the way around. Same or cheaper car and WAY cheaper fuel with preferably no or almost no pollution. I think it can be done. If we can send someone to the moon, build a tunnel under the English channel, fly faster than the speed of sound, make and move ships bigger than entire city blocks and...... we certainly can figure this out. It just will take someone or group or people with big pockets to figure out how to make money at it and for there to be demand. I happen to think we are just now seeing the demand and it will grow very fast. I heard on the news that people are paying almost as much for a used Prius as a new one because the demand is so high there is a wait to get one....
AutoNation, ... has waiting lists of up to 60 days for hybrids, depending on the location. "This is better than last year," Maroone said, "when some customers had to wait 6-8 months for a new hybrid."
Kelley, who bought his Prius at Al Hendrickson Toyota in Coconut Creek, was lucky.
"There were 450 cars on the lot when I went in and only one Prius, so I got it right away," he said. Kelley also struck a good deal for his car, since he didn't have to pay a premium.
"The Prius is still hot," Al Hendrickson Sr., said. "We don't have one in stock right now and we sell them just as fast as we get them."
"We introduced the Accord hybrid in December and it's been a big seller," said Sam Assisi, general sales director at Pompano Honda. Honda also offers two other hybrid models.
Because of heavy demand, some dealers charge a premium of $2,000 to $4,000 for new hybrids, industry sources say, by tacking on a fee called "market value adjustment" to the list price. Demand for used Prius hybrids in some areas is so strong they are selling for more than new models, they said.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/...?coll=sfla-news-sfla
It is coming, the question is how fast and will it be fast enough to avoid some really big and ugly issues.
AutoNation, ... has waiting lists of up to 60 days for hybrids, depending on the location. "This is better than last year," Maroone said, "when some customers had to wait 6-8 months for a new hybrid."
Kelley, who bought his Prius at Al Hendrickson Toyota in Coconut Creek, was lucky.
"There were 450 cars on the lot when I went in and only one Prius, so I got it right away," he said. Kelley also struck a good deal for his car, since he didn't have to pay a premium.
"The Prius is still hot," Al Hendrickson Sr., said. "We don't have one in stock right now and we sell them just as fast as we get them."
"We introduced the Accord hybrid in December and it's been a big seller," said Sam Assisi, general sales director at Pompano Honda. Honda also offers two other hybrid models.
Because of heavy demand, some dealers charge a premium of $2,000 to $4,000 for new hybrids, industry sources say, by tacking on a fee called "market value adjustment" to the list price. Demand for used Prius hybrids in some areas is so strong they are selling for more than new models, they said.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/...?coll=sfla-news-sfla
It is coming, the question is how fast and will it be fast enough to avoid some really big and ugly issues.