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Old 04-11-2012, 09:32 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by slowmover View Post
This doesn't appear to mean much. Are the present hybrids already worn out? Until that is more clear (the economic value of the car having been used up) the Pollyannas will always skip around. From sedans to minivans to Suburbans . . just a soccer mommy phenomenon. And what of fleet use?

So what we know by the above is more about marketing.
The people to ask are the taxi folks who beat the snot of these things on a regular since they have become so popular in the major cities. Here in Chicago, every size of hybrid is in use right now.
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