On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:05:29 GMT, T i m wrote:

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:28:48 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" through a haze of senile
flatulenece wrote in message ...
In article ,

Basically it says they're a con and can't compete in economy with a same
performance diesel but cost a lot more.

From a Prius owner who posted on this news group:
"After driving a Prius, driving any kind of manual diesel vehicle feels like
stepping onto a Fordson tractor."

** snip senile tripe ***

But, as usual, you are deflecting the point.

The 'point' of hybrid vehicles is to provide a better mpg / reduce
pollutiuon compared with a 'std' vehicle.


In some case they also offer the manufacturer experince with electric
transmissions that will pay dividends when the batteries they really need
become available.