http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/03/what-will-1-3-billion-people-drive/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/03/what-will-1-3-billion-people-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-12948 Ari Skolnik Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:54:05 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/03/what-will-1-3-billion-people-drive/#comment-12948 Joey, So what will it take for average Americans to begin driving hybrids en masse? I just don't understand the continuing desire to drive the antithesis, the large SUV. Even smaller SUVs don't make much sense to me. Although I do hear that hybrid SUVs are appearing on the scene. Will this make the SUV environmentally palatable? My question is, why do you think Americans make their choice of vehicles the way they do, and what do you see as being an ideal trend for American car buyers both presently and in the near future? I drive a Toyota Corolla largely because of its affordability and performance, but I also felt that it was pretty fuel efficient for a non-hybrid. I'd like to get a hybrid next time I buy a new vehicle. Do you think hybrid affordabilty is an issue for prospective car buyers? Joey,
So what will it take for average Americans to begin driving hybrids en masse? I just don’t understand the continuing desire to drive the antithesis, the large SUV. Even smaller SUVs don’t make much sense to me. Although I do hear that hybrid SUVs are appearing on the scene. Will this make the SUV environmentally palatable? My question is, why do you think Americans make their choice of vehicles the way they do, and what do you see as being an ideal trend for American car buyers both presently and in the near future? I drive a Toyota Corolla largely because of its affordability and performance, but I also felt that it was pretty fuel efficient for a non-hybrid. I’d like to get a hybrid next time I buy a new vehicle. Do you think hybrid affordabilty is an issue for prospective car buyers?

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