So U.S. President George Bush says we are addicted to oil and we have to stop 'cause it's all bad and stuff. So what happens? The major incentive to buy a vehicle that uses very little fuel is about to go away. Autoblog reports: Toyota hybrids hit the magic number.
The company is expected to announce the sale of its 60,000th hybrid vehicle, coincidentally the same number at which tax incentives to buy such vehicles is reduced or disappears.Ruined by its own success. We wonder if Detroit had been making these dealies if this woulda happened. Or if when Detroit starts making hybrids this incentive is expanded to keep hybrids rolling along. We suppose, if people object to a government hand-out like an incentive, there could be a new gas-guzzler tax for any car that doesn't get 35 MPG on the highway. That'd work for us.
For the record, that's a Toyota Prius in the background. That's our story, anyway.
The Toyota Prius is the best hybrid to date, and will soon get better with a new plug-in option that will extend its driving range on electric power.
I did an article on the original Prius when it was first introduced (http://www.aa1car.com/library/electric.htm) and I am still impressed with this car.
Posted by: Larry | Monday, June 12, 2006 at 10:15 AM
Hmmm... try as I may, I just can't find the Prius anywhere in the photo.
Posted by: Jimbob | Wednesday, June 07, 2006 at 05:55 PM
I think she's got my magic number
Posted by: Mike | Wednesday, June 07, 2006 at 01:45 PM