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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Sources for your cost calculations roflwaffle?
EPA figures were substantially lower than yours.
regards
Mech
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The EPA estimates were a
$7000 premium ($4000 over an electric hybrid) in high volume. We may see this a decade from now given the right set of circumstances, if the tech is viable, but currently,
HH conversions runs around $13000, plus installation costs (Where the business makes their money). Hell, it's been over ten years since Toyota first commercialized an electric hybrid, and they still haven't reached a bottom in terms of a price premium even though they're getting pretty close at around $3000+ right now. Offhand, the high volumes needed for a $7000 premium, assuming HH tech is viable in that respect, are at least fifteen years away from the first production HH, just like they have been for hybrids. Arguably a manufacturer could hit ~$9000 ($6000 over an electric hybrid) in maybe seven to ten years, but we aren't even at the beginning of that w/ mass produced commercial HHs available.