While it may cost $3000 more per vehicle, Ford has a solution:
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Ford suggests that Uncle Sam pick up part of the bill. Tax credits will "need to be big and long term to drive this market," said GM President Rick Wagoner, as quoted by Dow Jones News Service. "A significant pump priming by the government needs to take place."
Pump away, Uncle Sam. With the federal deficit skyrocketing, Washington needs to get stingy with spending. But promoting hybrids can save us money in years to come.
The government should encourage this. If automakers can sell enough hybrids, the technology will improve and the costs will drop. Then subsidies can be phased out. Hybrids can help boot the imported oil monkey off our back.
Given that large tax breaks already exist for buying SUVs, another tax break for buying a more fuel efficient one sounds like a good idea to me, especially as the saving in gas from better mileage will probably return a large chunk of the extra purchase cost over time as well so you actually end up being paid to drive the thing - relative to old model SUVs.
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