Shouldn't hybrids be more cost effective?

[iMajor]

So more people can start to go green. Honda has that insight and it's priced slightly under $20,000 which to me seems cool but most other hybrids if not all other hybrids are easily $25,000-$50,000 easily... Why? And I need America to step their game up. How do you create the first hybrid battery and drop the ball Saturn was putting out cost effective vehicles before it got the ax... And some were hybrids... GM needs to step their game up.

 

[The Tanzanian Prince]

good question

all depends on the elasticity of demand

the cost of producing these vehicles is more expensive than you think so that's one reason why the price is higher than your regular gasoline car. i mean let's face it, these gasonline vehicles won't be around past 2025, by then most of these car manufacturers will be producing hybrid/electric vehicles. Keep in mind that in the next 10 to 20 years, the advancements in technology will drive down the costs of the parts that make these expensive vehicles today.

 

[iMajor]

I hear you but how can Honda put out a product about $6000 less than everyone else?

 

[The Tanzanian Prince]

could be caused by many variables but without any credible information I can guess that they wanted to penetrate faster and gain market shares

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Why would manufacturers make em more cost effective, when they can make more money selling to idiots willing to pay a premium to say 'i drive a hybrid'/'i paid $5000 to save $500 a year in gas'

Only hybrid worth buying is the Prius. They just came out w/that little baby one, that shyt does like 60 MPG and costs maybe $17K? It works

 

[HookersandIceCream]

There's a article on how you save more money by going with a fuel efficient I4

 

[Huellz Santana]

There's a article on how you save more money by going with a fuel efficient I4

where the article nikka? ​