Stop the gas hybrid versus plug-in hybrid nonsense

A Prius before Hymotion converted into a plug-in Prius

"I predict that the plug-in revolution will make the current gas-electric hybrid phenomenon look like a weak prelude to a much bigger change in our driving."

That's a quote by David Kiley, of BusinessWeek. I already attacked this article earlier this week, but I'm attacking it again, but from a different approach.

C'mon David. The Prius is much more than just a prelude to the so-called plug-in revolution, it IS the cause of the plug-in revolution. More important, the Prius will be an integral part of the hybrid revolution. Already, the Prius is being converted into a 100 mpg plug-in Prius with today's technology, David.

Ultimately, the gas-electric hybrid phenomenon is an integral piece of the so-called 'plug-in revolution'. In reality, however, it is 'plug-ins' that are part of the hybrid revolution. Hybrids ARE NOT limited to gasoline-electric technology. That is just one manifestation of hybrid technology, just as plug-in hybrids are another manifestation of hybrid technology.

Hybrid vehicles, because they have the ability to run on liquid fuel and/or electricity, have already started the revolution that lithium powered hybrids and plug-in hybrids will advance. A plug-in hybrid is simply the natural evolution of a hybrid.

Stop this hybrid versus plug-in hybrid nonsense, David. The plug-in hybrid revolution has already begun, and it has begun because of gasoline-electric hybrids.