Why don't more people want a hybrid vehicle?

Because they're not as great as you probably think. The only reason I would buy one is if I wanted to drive down the street yelling “look at me, I'm making a difference!” and have people who didn't know any better believe it. read more

Cost: Hybrid generally cost more than a regular car, regular cars are easily approaching 37–42 MPG and the true hybrid MPG is generally around 45–50 MPG; the cost savings at the pump will take about 60k~ miles if not more before the hybrid start breaking even. read more

Basically, most people don't want to spend $36,000 on an all-electric Ford Focus. Based on their answers, it seems they're likely unaware of affordable alt-fuel cars like the Toyota Prius c ($19,080), Honda Insight ($18,725) or Honda CR-Z ($19,995). read more

Paradox: sales of hybrid cars are booming, but so are hybrid"divorces." Americans are buying more hybrids -- but only once. As Autoweek reports,"January saw an 11.4 percent increase; February sales were up 55.4 percent, while March was up 39.6 percent." Yet that's a total of only 106,207 hybrids. read more

Because they’re not as great as you probably think. The only reason I would buy one is if I wanted to drive down the street yelling “look at me, I’m making a difference!” and have people who didn’t know any better believe it. read more

Granted, this doesn't explain how my daughter thinks a large rodent with a striped tail is cuter than a puppy, but there is an easy translation for new car shoppers: They don't believe the money saved on fuel is enough to offset the extra cost of buying an alternative-fuel car or truck. Basically, most people don't want to spend $36,000 on an all-electric Ford Focus. read more