[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by kaisen

When Toyota's plug-in serial (not parallel) hybrid using lithium ion batteries comes out, then it had better be the same price ($20-25K) as the Prius.

Genius logic



GM, BMW, and Honda have tried that route and people like you laughed at the attempts because they weren't 'real' hybrids, but they worked. So don't be hypocritical.

The only answer you'd be happy with would be to COPY the Prius and price it the same. Of course then you'd blast 'em for not coming up with anything new.

Maybe if Ford built it, or it was a diesel, you'd be happier

So ignore what the people want, and just shove something down their throats, right? GM has been doing that for YEARS, sure has worked out well for them. How well will a $40k economy car play with $2.50/gal gas? Especially considering that you can get 50 MPG+ from a hybrid or diesel for under $25k. It's super cool technology, kudos to GM for that. But somebody must have done some serious tweaking to the business case to get the Volt past the planning stages.

Of course, when they don't sell their owners (aka the govt) can just subsidize the hell out of them, so maybe all isn't lost.