VW says diesel hybrids don't make business sense

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08-10-10 | 08:41 PM

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VW says diesel hybrids don't make business sense

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...aspx?AR=251753

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“Diesel hybrids still don’t make good business sense,” said a VW spokesman. “The higher cost of clean diesel technology would make them even more expensive than petrol-electric cars. The markets where hybrids are most popular are also the ones where diesels are least popular.”

08-10-10 | 11:49 PM

TRDFantasy

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Thank you Captain Obvious, erm I mean VW spokesperson

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I'd love to see what the Toyota haters say to this, the haters that criticized Toyota for not making a diesel hybrid car

08-11-10 | 06:25 AM

bagwell

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what happened to this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPxpa...ayer_embedded#!

08-11-10 | 07:39 AM

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“Diesel hybrids still don’t make good business sense,” said a VW spokesman. “The higher cost of clean diesel technology would make them even more expensive than petrol-electric cars.

Yes, but the extremely high-MPG that these vehicles would get would, over time, offset a lot of that higher price for the owner.

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The markets where hybrids are most popular are also the ones where diesels are least popular.”

That's because, in America, the media, celebrities, and environmentalists have glorified hybrids to no end, especially the Prius. A lot of people have fallen for it.

08-11-10 | 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by mmarshall

Yes, but the extremely high-MPG that these vehicles would get would, over time, offset a lot of that higher price for the owner.

Americans don't keep their cars. However, the bluebook on our 400h is $24,125 where a 350 with the exact same features would be $21,400. So it is not like you are losing out by trading it in. It cost more to buy, it's still worth more and you saved the gas and maintence bills.

Perhaps a diesel-hybrid luxury vehicle would work. The luxury buyer presumably has more money to spend on a premium. Not to mention a large majority of luxury car buyers spend the extra money on such a car to run it for a long time.

08-11-10 | 02:03 PM

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I'd still rock a diesel hybrid. How about a hydrogen-hybrid?

08-11-10 | 02:58 PM

bagwell

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I'd still rock a diesel hybrid. How about a hydrogen-hybrid?

+1......if the Volt can sell for $41K....then a diesel hybrid would sell.

VW says diesel hybrids don't make business sense

VW says diesel hybrids don't make business sense

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