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RoadRunner
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 Posted - 04/10/2006 : 16:34:16
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Gallup Surprise: Most Americans Now Say They May Buy Hybrid Cars
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002314621
By E&P Staff
Published: April 10, 2006 1:45 PM ET
NEW YORK A Gallup poll released today shows that nearly half of all Americans have cut back "significantly" on their driving due to high gas prices--and in a surprise, 57% say they will consider buying a hybrid car when replacing their current vehicle.
About half of Americans report economizing in general in order to compensate for the increase in gas prices over the past year.
Those favoring hybrids show little gender or regional differences, but "hybrids appeal much more to younger and middle-aged Americans than to seniors," Gallup reports. Upper-income Americans are slightly more likely than lower-income Americans (62% vs. 55%) to say they would seriously consider buying a hybrid when purchasing their next car.
According to the poll, 48% say they have cut back significantly on the amount they drive and 54% says they have reduced their household spending on other items because of high gas prices.
"Cutting back on driving is particularly prevalent among lower-income Americans," Gallup reports. "The income dividing line for a majority striving to save on gas occurs at the $50,000 level. A majority of those living in households earning less than $50,000 per year say they have cut back on driving due to gas prices. Only 36% of those making $50,000 or more say they have done this."
The survey of 1,001 adults was taken March 10-12. |
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bigmike
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Posted - 04/10/2006 : 16:53:02
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| if I was to EVER buy a hybrid at this current time, it would be the Lexus !!! Sports car performance, 3 cylinder fuel economy. |
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MDC
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Posted - 04/11/2006 : 06:44:08
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Three cylinder vehicles get MPG in the high 20s?
"The new sedan will be powered by an electric motor mated to a 3.5-liter V-6 and it should boast the same sporting dynamics as the more plebian GS. The powertrain was developed exclusively for this car with athleticism in mind. Lexus claims that the hybrid system's performance will match that of a 4.5-liter V-8--"it will produce substantially more than 300 hp and achieve 0-60 mph in well under six seconds"--while returning gas mileage that equals that of a typical 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. Combined fuel economy will likely fall somewhere in the high twenties."
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bigmike
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Posted - 04/11/2006 : 08:47:56
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| nowhere did I find on the Lexus site do they talk about fuel mileage. I was merely guessin. |
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MDC
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Posted - 04/23/2007 : 19:29:55
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Speaking of Lexus hybrids. I saw a guy in HOV this afternoon driving a Lexus sedan with "CY" plates, so it must have been a GS450h. The only other Lexus hybrid sedan is the 400+HP V8 hybrid.
But of course he was driving solo without any passengers despite the prohibition of doing so with the newer "clean fuel" plates. |
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LDOMAJ
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Posted - 04/24/2007 : 09:42:43
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| I have seen a few folks with the new plates on the 95 HOV... but with enforcement being what it is they will probably not get caught... |
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MDC
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Posted - 04/24/2007 : 15:03:36
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| Even if they are caught, they probably get away with a warning. At least until they get caught by the same cop again. |
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