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Tough sell on hybrids
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Caesar Romano
May 11, 2012, 7:59:35 AM5/11/12
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It looks like hybrids are not ready for prime time yet.
Hybrid car owners cite price, technology in refusing to buy again
By Claudia Cowan
Published May 10, 2012
For a surprising number of U.S. hybrid car owners, the experience is
one and done.
According to recent analysis by Polk Automotive, last year just 35
percent chose to buy another hybrid when it came time for a new car.
Loyalty dropped even more, to about 33 percent, in eco-conscious
cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland.
Despite a desire to help the environment, lighten fuel bills or reduce
dependence on foreign oil, hybrid owners' decision to buy a second one
comes down to dollars and cents.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/05/10/us-hybrid-car-owners-unlikely-to-buy-again/?test=latestnews#ixzz1uYjmxWWo
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Work is the curse of the drinking class.
Hybrid car owners cite price, technology in refusing to buy again
By Claudia Cowan
Published May 10, 2012
For a surprising number of U.S. hybrid car owners, the experience is
one and done.
According to recent analysis by Polk Automotive, last year just 35
percent chose to buy another hybrid when it came time for a new car.
Loyalty dropped even more, to about 33 percent, in eco-conscious
cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland.
Despite a desire to help the environment, lighten fuel bills or reduce
dependence on foreign oil, hybrid owners' decision to buy a second one
comes down to dollars and cents.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/05/10/us-hybrid-car-owners-unlikely-to-buy-again/?test=latestnews#ixzz1uYjmxWWo
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Work is the curse of the drinking class.
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