Hybrid Plates - Getting Around Intent of Law

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   OK. Now I am really mad.  I just found out that hybrid car owners who got the old grandfathted plates can transfer them to a new vehicle, even if that vehicle is purchased after July 1. This is an outrage.

	See the following link:

	http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/cleanspecialfuel.asp

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Bob Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Dec 2001 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Hybrid Plates - Getting Around Intent of Law Posted: 28 Jul 2006 at 8:06am
	OK. Now I am really mad. I just found out that hybrid car owners who got the old grandfathted plates can transfer them to a new vehicle, even if that vehicle is purchased after July 1. This is an outrage. See the following link: http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/cleanspecialfuel.asp

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2006 at 8:15am
	Bob, [?] Isn't transferring the plates from our old vehicles what Virginia allows all car owners to do when they buy a replacement? [?]

Bob Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Dec 2001 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bob Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2006 at 8:32am
	It was my understanding that the text of the bill stated that the VEHICLE had to be registered before July 1 to get the new plates. This is a loophole. I started noticing a whole lot of older priuses that had really recent CF (CX) plates. This explains it. The car dealers latched onto this loophole and were selling hundreds of old hybrids to people because the new ones had a wait list. A scam with us paying the price.

MDC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MDC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 2006 at 2:41pm
	What a great convenience for they hybrid owners. That means they can still get a 330HP 2007 Lexus, and go SOV! What I don't understand is why they left this nonsensical language in. In order for your vehicle to qualify as clean fuel it must be exclusively powered by clean special fuel. Then they go on to say that gasoline powered hybrids are qualified???

NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jul 2006 at 11:48am
	MDC - check your facts. Hybrids have a dual source - that's why they call them hybrids. It's like saying an amphibian is a land creature. The answer is that it's only part of the story. Remember, not only does the hybrid use less fuel than comparable vehicles, but it uses the fuel more efficiently. Always.

MDC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MDC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jul 2006 at 1:53pm
	NoSUV, Check your English. "Exclusively" has a meaning. Are you going to argue that gasoline, is now a "clean special fuel?"

NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jul 2006 at 1:57pm
	MDC - My hybrid uses a battery. What part of that don't you understand? Have you ANY idea what hybrid means? Try not to post your ignorance.

MDC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MDC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jul 2006 at 3:12pm
	It doesn't run only on battery as you've admitted previously. What part of "exclusively" do you not get?

NoSUV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote NoSUV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Aug 2006 at 7:43am
	Hybrid: Something, such as a computer or power plant, having two kinds of components that produce the same or similar results. Ignorant: MDC

MDC Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Dec 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MDC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Aug 2006 at 8:47am
	A hybrid running on CNG and battery would be exclusively clean fuel. A hybrid running on Gasoline and battery is not exclusively clean fuel. Unless you are a fool, this is not complicated.