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apparentparadoxSometimes people ask me why I bought a Prius, when the improved gas mileage won't pay back the increased cost. A recent Wired Magazine column gives some of my reasons:
... by purchasing a Prius, you help tilt the economies of scale in favor of hybrids. Toyota's hybrid technology is still relatively expensive, but production costs will come down as more Priuses are sold. And the more Priuses that fill the roads, the more consumers will view them as a legitmate option for their next car, rather than just trendy eco-boxes for Hollywood do-gooders.*
Also, while I could get good gas mileage with other conventional cars, I don't believe that those cars would give me the acceleration that I want for getting onto the freeway.
* I ripped this off from the May 2006 issue of Wired Magazine.
... by purchasing a Prius, you help tilt the economies of scale in favor of hybrids. Toyota's hybrid technology is still relatively expensive, but production costs will come down as more Priuses are sold. And the more Priuses that fill the roads, the more consumers will view them as a legitmate option for their next car, rather than just trendy eco-boxes for Hollywood do-gooders.
Also, while I could get good gas mileage with other conventional cars, I don't believe that those cars would give me the acceleration that I want for getting onto the freeway.