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To: TimF who wrote (228137)	4/7/2005 12:09:49 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573641

Hybrid cars are more expensive to produce. Some of this difference will be eliminated as production of hybrids spools up, but some will remain. You will be paying for the batteries, and for the fact that the car has both an conventional engine and an electric motor or motors. Also more effort is usually put in to the hybrids to reduce weight and to make the conventional motor more efficient. These same techniques can be used without the batteries and electric motors, which complicates the comparison, but the main point is hybrids will be more expensive. You are assuming an equivalent size car. A hybrid might replace a large SUV, and be cheaper to produce. John