They should make Hybrid/green cars cheaper

Then their would be less petrol comsumption, no emissions and a better environment.

Im saying this because recently in London they have just put a £200 charge everytime you enter London with a high emission vehicle, at the moment it's only for trucks that run on diesel, but im pretty sure it will be for high emission cars too.

So basically:

Make Hybrids cheaper, because at the moment, no one can afford one. If they lower the price they would probably make more money because a lot more people will be buying them!! Especially here in London.

Anyone agree?

Hybrids aren't that expensive. They start at about $30,000.

I think the Hybrid is a great idea, but its so impracticle for some people. Does it have the power to make it through tough terrain? If you get a lot of snow, do you want that thing?

People are waiting on them, not because they don't want to help the environment, but because its just not a smart purchase right now.

The Tax break is pretty sweet though. I will say this though, the idea of the Government getting involved and almost forcing a company to lower its price scares me, and not because of a more affordable car, but for other reason.

If they actually made more hybrid models with a more desirable look, it would have more popular. Hybrid Corvette's, Camaro's, and Chargers?Obsurion711

Hybrids aren't that expensive. They start at about $30,000.

InterpolWilco

Absolutely! I mean, those hybrid-fuel cell engines can be quite expensive, since the battery has to manufactured and the parts can be expensive. The best way to make these hybrid cars less expensive would be eliminated the fuel cell, maybe convert the engine so it runs on gasoline...

Wait a minute...

How about we quit clowning around and develop Hydrogen cars which would be used for a long time to come. Instead of these semi fixes to the solution.

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Hybrids aren't that expensive. They start at about $30,000.

Big_Bad_Sad

:lol:...or three for luck.

The mining, extraction, and refinement of the nickel metal hydroxide for the battery in a hybrid car causes more damage to the environment than a gasoline-powered car could in twenty years. SmashBrosLegend

If the public (and by public, I mean the credit-card indebted American consumer) was really concerned about the environment, they would be down at the junkyard looking to buy a vehicle, not the showroom. Nobody wants to drive anything more than 50k miles anymore, so in five years you can expect to see a lot - A LOT - of used "green" cars going really cheap. Buying a hybrid sounds good in theory, but these vehicles undergo the same highly toxic manufacturing processes as their gas-guzzling counterparts. Don't be fooled - cutting down on oil consumption and emissions even for millions of commuters isn't going to amount to anything when the factories are still pumping the cars out to meet demand.

If you want to be "green", buy a Ford Tempo for $50 and drive it until it dies completely. Then, patch the rust until it's legal in your state and fit it with a hybrid engine. Repeat as necessary.

Im saying this because recently in London they have just put a £200 charge everytime you enter London with a high emission vehicle, at the moment it's only for trucks that run on diesel, but im pretty sure it will be for high emission cars too.

sciortino

No, it will not. Only trucks that have low fuel efficiency no 4x4's etc. as they do not produce anywhere near the amount trucks do. Also trucks take up a lot of room causing a lot more congestion that normal cars.

However as for the Hybrid / Green cars being cheaper, of course they should be.

My mom was thinking about buying a toyota pompus, err... prius, sorry.

She said she would save money on gas, but I told her, the money you're saving is going to jacking the price up. so in the end you aren't really saving anything.