They can skip the hybrid part. I wouldn't buy one anyway.
What's wrong with just a small car and a small diesel engine?
This has already been done, and they get fantastic mileage.
The diesel Lupo got 74 mpg, as I recall.
And probably smoked like a steam locomotive in the process.............
No kidding. Hybrids are nothing more than a gimmick for increasing the profit margin for a vehicle. People buy these things on a guilt trip and think they will save the planet... or worse... money (hah!).
I hope to never have to buy a hybrid. I can't justify spending $10k to $20k or more just for the privilege of carrying a heavy battery around in my car.
What's wrong with just a small car and a small diesel engine?
I want one too! I want the highest MPG I can get out of a non-hybrid vehicle.
“They can skip the hybrid part. I wouldn’t buy one anyway.
What’s wrong with just a small car and a small diesel engine?”
Hybrid is feel good PC crap. Just look at the Ford commercial where the kid wants her dad to stay away from the school because the car isn’t a hybrid.
A hybrid’s extra cost and complexity doesn’t translate to enough fuel savings. Not to mention, making those batteries, and disposing them, is an environmental disaster.
You are dead on, a small car with a diesel is the way to go. Heck, even a gas powered Civic gets 35-40 mpg on the highway.
They can skip the hybrid part. I wouldn’t buy one anyway.
What’s wrong with just a small car and a small diesel engine?
This has already been done, and they get fantastic mileage.
The diesel Lupo got 74 mpg, as I recall.
Yes, but you may not want one. Here is a review:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/consumer/autos/mareview/mauto497.htm