2 Weeks Ago, Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) from Hybrid Cars says (in Top Ten Prius proves need for hybrid tax credits?) Certainly, such a credit would hurt US automakers in the short term, but nothing breeds change like necessity. Besides, if plug-in hybrids are going anywhere, a lot more conventional hybrids are going to get there first, and both hybrid types can share battery technology.

Last Month, Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) from Hybrid Cars says (in 5 percent hybrid market share: What will it take?) Only with a legitimate Prius contender?

Nevertheless, hybrid sales fell to just 2.7 percent of total vehicle market share.

So, what takes hybrids to at least 5 percent market share? An equal, but cheaper Prius contender? $4.00 gas? A breakthrough in lithium-ion battery mass production?

4 Months Ago, Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) from Hybrid Car says (in Prius proves hybrids aren't just a fad, even with cheap gas) Hybrid sales are dead. According to a number of the auto rags consumers don't want hybrid cars when gas prices are low. Period.

Call them a niche. Call them an interim technology, but the Prius proves that smart hybrids can sell, even when gasoline prices aren't terribly supportive. Yet, we all...