Hello, Hybrid
Since gas prices have dropped somewhat from their all-time highs a year or so ago, hybrids have become very popular. This trend has been assisted by Obama’s Cash for Clunkers program, which tried to inspire people to buy hybrids and other highly fuel efficient vehicles by giving them money for certain poorly performing cars and trucks.
I’m starting to see a lot more hybrids on the road now. Toyota is one of the main ones I see — the Prius, of course, but did you know they also have a hybrid SUV? The Toyota Highlander hybrid gets gas mileage comparable to a sedan, instead of the usual poor mileage of an SUV. I wonder how hard it is to get Toyota parts for these vehicles?
The hybrid technology is proof that you actually can have your cake and eat it too — meaning that you can have the kind of car or truck you really want, and still get good (or reasonable) gas mileage. I can’t wait for them to improve the technology, too — surely over time hybrids will start getting even better mileage!
For the beginnings of a trend, I’d say hybrids are doing very well. I expect we’ll start seeing more and more of them on the road, especially as gas prices continue to go up.
What hybrid would you buy if you were going to get one?
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