US hybrid sales can't top 3 percent market share
Fusion hybrid sales up 73 percentCompared to last year, this year's November hybrid vehicle auto sales were up 21 percent. Still, total new car market share was only 2.7 percent for hybrid cars.
Almost half of all hybrids sold were Toyota Prius hybrids, and almost three-quarters of all hybrids sold were made by Toyota.
The only real bright spot outside of Toyota was the Ford Fusion hybrid with 2,361 total units sold. For comparison the similarly-sized Toyota Camry hybrid sold 1,465 units. However, the Prius sold 9,617 units.
Labels: Ford fusion hybrid, hybrid vehicle sales, toyota camry hybrid, toyota prius
posted by Dahcredyns at
8:06 AM
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Hybrids will probably stay at 3% of the market until gas prices go up.
When gas is cheap, hybrids are strictly for greenlings....
some recent research that i've read indicates that oil prices have either stabilized, or will decline further, for at least a few years. overall, supplies are up significantly, and only a sustained spark in the economy can eat through those inventories. unfortunately, such an economic uptick seems at least a few years away.
fortunately, new CAFE rules will prevent a total collapse in fuel-efficient technologies, as i'm sure that when the next spike does come, it will come faster than expected.
When the next spike comes, we'll be to react to it more quickly....
Partly because of the new CAFE standards, and partly because of technological improvements...
And hopefully it stays that way, Hybrids are a ridiculous in-between stages vehicle that should be discouraged. Battery replacements are both expensive, and toxic to the environments. Consider 5 to 7 grand for replacements of the main battery.
If you price out the replacement for batteries, you'll find the MPG difference isn't enough even compared to family sedans.
Fact is, cars like the 2011 Ford Fiesta (est. 30/40) and the smaller Honda Civics (31/39) are a much wiser choice.
I'll be so very happy when these godawful Hybrids quit existing. Bring me my biodiesel, clean diesel (look up ECOnetic), or pure electric vehicles. We've had 100mpg vehicles since the 80's, look up Avion.
A hybrid is an unfortunate accident, like listening to Britney Spears. It is the lack of engineering knowledge that perpetuates it's existence.
Nathan-
So, where did you get your research? I'm presuming out of a gumball machine, as its obvious you have no idea what you are talking about.
Battery replacements?
Not even 1/2 of 1 percent of hybrids have needed a battery replacement. By the way, if they did need a replacement, the battery is almost 100 percent recyclable.
Moreover, just today Forbes, via Kelly Blue Book, announced that the Prius, for instance, is one of the best used cars to buy, in large part thanks to the RELIABILITY of the battery.
Moreover, according to most environmental research, NiMH batteries are better for the environment than lead-acid batteries.
Finally, where is your biodiesel coming from? French fry oil?
Please. At this time biodiesel is insufficient to even come close to replacing biodiesel. Moreover, every major diesel automaker is ALSO developing hybrids and plug-in hybrids.
But I guess they don't know what they are doing? Instead, you're the expert.
Also, tell me the name of one clean diesel vehicle that achieves at least 40 mpg on the EPA's city cycle that is sold in the US.
OHHHH!!!!! That's right. There isn't one. NOT EVEN CLOSE.
So, how blissful is ignorance? You're obviously an expert.
It's amazing how the first words out of peoples' mouths when I tell them I bought a hybrid is something regarding how unreliable the batteries are. Usually within the first 2 minutes....
I guess folks are listening to too many "sound bites" on TV new programs instead of doing actual research.
Now that hybrids have been on the road for a while, long term data is showing that statistically, it is more likely that a "motor" will fail on a gasoline powered vehicle before the battery fails on a hybrid.
Should we factor in motor replacement costs into the analysis for the long term costs for gasoline cars when comparing them to hybrids?
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