Despite Ease in Gas Prices-Americans Want Fuel Efficiency Technology

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by hb06, Dec 19, 2006.

  1. hb06

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    "Gasoline prices in the United States may be well below their summer highs, but that doesn't mean that Americans are abandoning new fuel-efficient cars and technologies."

    "Even with gas prices steadily declining for the past four months, “we have not seen a collective amnesia among American car buyers,†said James Kliesch, research associate and principal vehicle analyst at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). “On a whole, Americans are collectively more responsive to fuel prices.â€

    "Kliesch, also author of the ACEEE’s Green Book — a guide to the top-ranked 2006 cars and trucks according to environmental friendliness — believes that after Hurricane Katrina, Americans underwent a seed shift in mentality with respect to fuel economy."

    http://www.fox28.com/News/index.php?ID=10107
     
    #1 hb06, Dec 19, 2006
  2. Godiva

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  3. Pinto Girl

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    I think there's a difference between wanting fuel efficient technology and *being willing to pay for* fuel efficient technology...SUV and performance car sales prove this daily.
     
    #3 Pinto Girl, Dec 21, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Pinto Girl @ Dec 21 2006, 07:36 PM) [snapback]365456[/snapback]</div>
    I agree, up to a point. One problem is that SUV's and performance cars cost more than a Prius. Gas hog pickup trucks cost a fortune. One of my friends has a Dodge Ram diesel pickup truck: it cost $35K. Another friend has a gasoline-engined pickup truck and that cost $32K.

    I will agree with your main point: I could have bought a Yaris for less than my Prius.

    I want to use as little gasoline as possible, and I was willing to pay a little extra to do that. But my Prius still cost a lot less than an SUV, performance car, or pickup truck.

    Harry
     
    #4 Earthling, Dec 22, 2006
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