The bottom line is this: Gas is cheap. Even at the price we're paying in the US gasoline is still cheaper than it was 25 or so years ago when adjusted for inflation. As long as gas is cheap, people will continue to use it and there really is no incentive for manufacturers to take the more exotic technologies too seriously. Don't expect to be able to buy a car like this for a very, very long time.
You say gas is cheap so nobody will buy these cars. Answer this question for me; who pays more for gas, 'johnny' who drives a hybrid that gets 40-45 mpg or 'bill' who drives a 8 cylinder truck that gets 10-15 mpg? Now translate this into a 'next gen' hybrid, electric, etc. (whatever they may be) which averages 150 miles (like this car says it can do). How much cheaper is gas now? A toyota prius is about 22,000 or so and averages about 45 mpg vs a non-green car of similar price. The average 'second' car would only get about 25-35 mpg, and less if it was a truck or suv.
Gas is cheaper now than it was a few decades ago, but it would be even cheaper if our cars had a 1000% mpg increase.
Go back and read what I said. I never said that nobody would buy these cars. What I am saying is that supply and demand dictate the market. Speaking from a standpoint of the American market, there will be no great demand for cars such as this when a) cheaper, standard cars get enough MPG for most people and b) American people still want high performance, fun to drive or big cars. There's always a tradeoff no matter what you buy and there is only so much room in the market for each model. To answer your question, or not: It's irrelevant. American people for the most part still drive what they like to drive rather than what is most fuel efficient. If gas goes to $6 US per gallon, that may change but for now, forget it.
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The bottom line is this: Gas is cheap. Even at the price we're paying in the US gasoline is still cheaper than it was 25 or so years ago when adjusted for inflation. As long as gas is cheap, people will continue to use it and there really is no incentive for manufacturers to take the more exotic technologies too seriously. Don't expect to be able to buy a car like this for a very, very long time.
You say gas is cheap so nobody will buy these cars. Answer this question for me; who pays more for gas, 'johnny' who drives a hybrid that gets 40-45 mpg or 'bill' who drives a 8 cylinder truck that gets 10-15 mpg? Now translate this into a 'next gen' hybrid, electric, etc. (whatever they may be) which averages 150 miles (like this car says it can do). How much cheaper is gas now? A toyota prius is about 22,000 or so and averages about 45 mpg vs a non-green car of similar price. The average 'second' car would only get about 25-35 mpg, and less if it was a truck or suv.
Gas is cheaper now than it was a few decades ago, but it would be even cheaper if our cars had a 1000% mpg increase.
I said gas is cheap. If you don't believe it look here:
http://www.fintrend.com/inflation/images/charts/Oil/Gasoline_inflation_chart.htm
Go back and read what I said. I never said that nobody would buy these cars. What I am saying is that supply and demand dictate the market. Speaking from a standpoint of the American market, there will be no great demand for cars such as this when a) cheaper, standard cars get enough MPG for most people and b) American people still want high performance, fun to drive or big cars. There's always a tradeoff no matter what you buy and there is only so much room in the market for each model. To answer your question, or not: It's irrelevant. American people for the most part still drive what they like to drive rather than what is most fuel efficient. If gas goes to $6 US per gallon, that may change but for now, forget it.