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Re: LA Times: U.S. Love Affair With The Car Ending Posted on: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:50:52 -0800

SMS spake thus:

> Bob Gardner wrote:
>
>> I was bemused by the mention of hybrids in the president's
>> speech....when you cut off the tax benefit after only 60,000 cars have
>> been sold, you're not doing too much to help.
>
> The tax benefit should be based on the actual mpg, not whether or not
> the vehicle has some batteries in the power train.
>
> A Toyota Corolla driven at 65 mpg gets better highway mpg than a Prius
> driven at the same speed, without all the environmental issues.

Got a cite for that? Not disputing you, just intrigued (and too lazy to
look for myself).


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