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Re:Ask YC: Cars? by brk on Friday December 26, 2008 @07:40PM (#410602)
I hear that the best fuel-efficient/hybrids

So will they finally become cost-effective? All the data I've seen, and run personally, on the common hybrid make the TCO no cheaper than just buying an average car of similar size.

The only incentive I can see for current-tech hybrids is the eco-angle.

Re:Ask YC: Cars? by sc on Saturday December 27, 2008 @12:19PM (#411134)
Well, the Prius is also just a nice car for gadget-lovers. Keyless entry, start-button ignition, big LCD dashboard, Bluetooth, GPS...