India: What does the high cost of hybrids mean?

Will cost twice as much in India as in Japan?

When it comes to both foreign oil dependency and global warming, India and China are becoming key players. With huge populations quickly becoming interested in automobiles, oil shortages and carbon emissions are on the precipice of astronomical increases.

So, just sell them hybrid cars, right?

That's what Honda is going to do with its Civic hybrid in India, for example. Unfortunately, because of Indian tariffs on imports, a Honda Civic hybrid will cost twice as much in India as in Japan.

In a country where many automakers are racing to the $3,000 car, how can $43,000 hybrid vehicles be expected to compete in the mind's of the masses?

When it comes to the dangers of foreign oil dependency and the amount of CO2 emissions in the world today - 'you ain't seen nothing yet'!