- Dec 30, 2004
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Of course it costs too much. Aside from that...
For example, if it had any of these:
-Turbo Diesel-- >45mpg on highway
-no hybrid drivetrain, just the original plan, engine powers generator which provides power to wheels...perhaps this isn't needed because hybrid drivetrain on highway is simply more efficient?
-a $15k tax credit
I think it would have been worth owning.
I can even see the motivation behind the much larger tax credit-- even if we don't have renewable [nuclear] energy sources NOW, when we do have them, the carbon footprint of the car immediately falls to nearly nothing for work+shopping commutes.
For example, if it had any of these:
-Turbo Diesel-- >45mpg on highway
-no hybrid drivetrain, just the original plan, engine powers generator which provides power to wheels...perhaps this isn't needed because hybrid drivetrain on highway is simply more efficient?
-a $15k tax credit
I think it would have been worth owning.
I can even see the motivation behind the much larger tax credit-- even if we don't have renewable [nuclear] energy sources NOW, when we do have them, the carbon footprint of the car immediately falls to nearly nothing for work+shopping commutes.
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