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ericson00

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4. Definitely doesn't help that car companies

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 10:38 PM

Jul 2015

don't make as many as they should, which is probably because they make less of a profit margin on them. I really hope Musk gets the 30k electric car out sooner than later.

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Hybrid Sales down 18% from this time last year. Overall car sales up 4.5% thru May 2015 [View all] Bill USA Jul 2015 OP

People think cheap gas is here to stay. Warpy Jul 2015 #1

Actually, the OP author is misrepresenting the Dashboard article quoted kristopher Jul 2015 #9

subsidies & rebates ended at the end of last year in my state alc Jul 2015 #2

I don't "get" hybrids Canoe52 Jul 2015 #3

the key is to look at the weakness of both systems happyslug Jul 2015 #5

It might be helpful to clarify the differences between parallel and series hybrids. kristopher Jul 2015 #8

The issue was the whole concept of Hybrid not Serial or Parallel Hybrids. happyslug Jul 2015 #10

Definitely doesn't help that car companies ericson00 Jul 2015 #4

the auto manufacturers make what sells. A big factor in why a car sells is the price-tag. Bill USA Jul 2015 #6

they could lower the price if the CEOs and other executives got just a bit less ericson00 Jul 2015 #7

I attribute exhorbitant CEO pay to the financialization of our businesses. CEO's get a lot of Bill USA Jul 2015 #11