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CarGurus.com, a leading online automotive community, today announced the results of a survey of more than 500 online automotive consumers. Between February and March, 2007, visitors were asked if their next car would be a hybrid.

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Harbeas
April 19, 2007, 12:01 p.m.
We need a totally different kind of power plant. The standard method of propelling a vehicle hasn't changed in over 100 years. Electric would be the best but we can't produce a powerful enough battery that has a decent life span before recharging. Put some of our brightest engineering minds together and see what they can come up with instead of the existing methods of propulsion.
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Dionys
April 19, 2007, 2:10 p.m.
How much does CarGurus receive from Ford/Chevy/&c, I wonder.
Electric's fine. The batteries are there, they just have to put them all into mass production to bring down prices.
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miklkit
April 19, 2007, 2:54 p.m.
You do know that batteries are considered hazardous waste.
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Hawklead
April 19, 2007, 3:20 p.m.
Battery technology has expanded drastically, but at the expense of using exotic chemistry to acheve usefull working life, and the rapid re-charge rates required for auto propulsion. Some of these chemicals are close rivals to nucular waste in the "hazmat" world, with incredibly long deterioration factors, and high cancer risk. Cleaning up after a wreck involving a Hybird could close a road all day due to the Hazmat factor.
There are a few bugs to smash before this becomes a truly viable option
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SS454
April 19, 2007, 7:33 p.m.
Dont tell that to GWB and or the GM BOYS...after all Hybrids and Flex is the Answer acording to GM.
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evelyna
April 20, 2007, 12:17 a.m.
How come there is not a box in the Haywire Koran.
I think this kid may have been indoctored by the early korean "Hate Americans " agenda. How did he get into Virgina tech if he was not intelligent?
If the government will not honor a tax rebate for the hybrid-I will not be buying.
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Taganan
April 20, 2007, 1:44 a.m.
Steam-electric hybrids could use any liquid or gaseous fuel from any source, oil, coal or biomass and would be cleaner than any IC engine which requires the use of at least a blend with oil-based fuels. Big Oil and Big Auto would try to suppress the steam-electric hybrid, just because it could work. See the post on Automotive.com General Discussion or e-mail beesidemeusa@yahoo.co.uk for a discussion of the idea.
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NeoCon
April 20, 2007, 4:14 a.m.
The article hit the nail on the head
"Pure electric cars are being developed by companies such as Tesla Motors that get the equivalent of over 135 Miles per gallon with the performance of an exotic sports car (0-60 mph in 4 seconds). That's 2.5X better mileage AND 60% better acceleration than a Toyota Prius."
"Automotive consumers want it all -- performance and fuel efficiency, and are clearly not willing to make the tradeoff that's inherent with hybrids,"
With respect to the president I don't think hydrogen can be created and distributed in an efficient and economical manner. Hybrids are not the answer mostly because of cost and performance issues. Biofuels are not the answer their true cost (creation, transportation, refining and agricultural subsidies) are to high to justify their benefits. The real answer is electric. I would love to have a Tesla.