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Originally Posted by PhishPhood
This is true. The battery issue has to be resolved so that there is enough supply.
While the hybrids do still use gasoline all the 4 major technologies all save 30-40% as compared to similar non-hybrid vehicles. The E-Flex system saves even more.
Ethanol-powered or butanol-powered or biodiesel-powered ICE's would be great options to link up with the hybrids to save doubly - or triply.
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While hybrids hold some future, how many hybrids would there have to be to make a dent in our oil usage? How many extra batteries would that require? How many batteries is that going to produce when they have to be replaced? And, maybe most importantly, how much of a drain is that going to be on the economy?
Even with $4 gas, a Prius won't make back its additional cost in fuel over a Corolla. This tells me that the amount of extra equipment necessary to yield that fuel economy increase is not economically sound.
I'm not saying hybrids will never make sense. But the current generation don't.