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Old 06-03-2011, 12:28 PM   #15 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
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how much less will purchase price be?
There are plenty of non-hybrids that cost more than hybrids.

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And will it get more than 50 mpg?
If properly designed, yes. The Insight proves that it's possible, and there should be a decade of new technology that would let a car do even better.

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And how much is the benefit of not having a battery bank worth?
Why is it a benefit? How much is the benefit of not having say an air conditioner worth? After all, the A/C system is heavy, complicated, prone to failure, and you only use it in the summer anyway, so why would anyone want one?

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And how much is having 4 seats/or that cargo capacity worth?
Well, for me four seats is a large negative :-)
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