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Is The Future Of Hybrid Cars Unpredictable? Yes would be the answer to that question, but why? It would seem odd that the future of hybrids cars would be unpredictable since everyone is talking about the pain at the pump all of the time. So just how is it that the solution to all of our gas problems has an unpredictable future? Well, that has a lot to do with price. But no one could predict how much sales have soared in the both the current and past years. Hybrid cars came out in the year 2000. And since then, they have just been selling like hotcakes. But will the soaring sales for hybrid cars continue? That's the question that has many people squinting their eyes and sighing. People just don't know. They aren't sure how hybrid cars will do in the upcoming market. Right now, car industry bosses believe that hybrid car sales will outrun those of other cars that are great when it comes to fuel efficiency. They think the sales of hybrid cars will just leap over those of pick-ups, luxury models, and sports vehicles. However, other people believe that car manufacturers do a lot of grandstanding because the auto bosses think that hybrid cars will accomplish all of the above in five years. But opponents say it's impossible to make such predictions for five years down the road because there are just too many variables. For instance, now the price of gas is about $3.00, but who knows what it will be five years from now. Without stable numbers to go by, it's very difficult to come up with numbers that try to successfully predict how many people will buy hybrid cars in the future. And who's to say that people will so easily give up their luxury cars and SUVs? Hybrid cars are nice, but some people are quite attached to their Mercedes. Maybe the people who can afford a Mercedes aren't even worried about paying $3.00 for gas. So the opponents may have some good reasons to believe car bosses are exaggerating when it comes to the future of hybrid cars. The biggest reason they may be grandstanding is because they can't predict how the economy will be doing in the next five years. Hybrid cars are very expensive, and if the economy takes a downturn, people may not be able to afford the good jobs they need to buy a hybrid car. Then, yes, if the economy goes down, car bosses will definitely have put their foot in their mouths when it comes to hybrid cars. But the question is what are you going to do to affect the future of hybrid cars? Are you going to buy or continue to drive your conventional car? The future of cars will be better if more people would consider buying a hybrid car. You can do it today. All it takes is good credit and a fondness for embracing better automotive technology. So a hybrid car is waiting for you, and it's in just the color you wanted.

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Local auto sales mixed - Joplin Globe

U.S. auto sales fell steeply in 2008 amid consumer uncertainty about the economy, although local dealers reported mixed results, officials said Monday. Chrysler LLC sold 30 percent fewer vehicles in 2008 than it did in 2007, the company said Monday ...

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Japan auto executives hope for US recovery - Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan auto executives gathered for an annual New Year's party Monday expressed hopes for a U.S. turnaround and a strengthening dollar to fix the faltering global market. Japan's export-dependent automakers have been battered by the ...

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Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan - Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand. The last time Toyota Motor ...

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Plugging in to new technology: Engineering professor outfits Prius ... - Kalamazoo Gazette

KALAMAZOO -- While Gov. Jennifer Granholm recently spoke of her hope that Michigan will lead the burgeoning battery industry powering hybrid and electric cars , a local professor believes he may have the area's first Toyota Prius converted to be a ...

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EPA: 9 years to pay back Prius, hybrid premiums - Boston Globe

Here's another story in today's Globe that will raise the neck hair on Prius drivers. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, at today's gas prices it would take more than nine years to pay back the average $4,000 premium on a hybrid car ...

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Ford Fusion Hybrid Due in 2009 - BusinessWeek

By Paul Evans The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid includes some significant advances in mass production hybrid automotive technology. Although details released by Ford are technically incomplete many of the features announced to date point to the Fusion ...

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Longer road to breakeven - Boston Globe

Prius drivers are not suffering any buyer's remorse, despite a plunge in gasoline prices that has for the moment made the cars less economical, said some owners of the popular hybrid. The cost of gas has dwindled since summer - when there were ...

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