12-21-2006, 12:26 AM
[quote Filliam H. Muffman]A decrease in demand for hybrids might be attributed several things: decrease in tax breaks, CA HOV lane permits are running out, the market of people that care about reducing-CO2/global-warming is saturated, people that make statements like "The entire concept of hybrid vehicles is a sham" are getting too much of a voice when they do not really understand the concept, etc.
Just like soccer moms and their kids Hybrids do not deserve the HOV lanes. They are meant to reward carpooling and not for rewarding certain types of vehicles. The tax breaks are baloney too. Since the taxes will be taken from others why should I subsidize someone's choice of vehicle? Every tax break has to be made up elsewhere because city, state etc. are still going to have the same rising budgets.
Just like soccer moms and their kids Hybrids do not deserve the HOV lanes. They are meant to reward carpooling and not for rewarding certain types of vehicles. The tax breaks are baloney too. Since the taxes will be taken from others why should I subsidize someone's choice of vehicle? Every tax break has to be made up elsewhere because city, state etc. are still going to have the same rising budgets.