I agree that these are not for your average car buyer. For the foreseeable future these will be for a special category of buyers much like the Corvette/Viper buyer
it seems there is already a following of people that have gone green with these things, but in the world today, people are still willing to pay 4 or 5 bucks a gallon especially when they are getting 30 or 40 miles a gallon. the auto industry really dictates what people drive by what they offer. if a company like gm were to scrap all their regular combustion engines for electric hybrids, they would go under as long as the regular consumer can still purchase a gas powered vehical. the climate is still not favorable for these cars , and as long as recalls and other issues still arise with them, people will remain to be scared of them. the regular combustion engine is tried and true, and i think the majority car owners will continue to rely on them, rather than the hybrid cars. unless gas reaches 8 or 10 bucks a gallon, people will continue to shy away from them. it is so much easier to pay and pump and continue on ,rather than have to plug in and charge up, and worry about whether or not they will be able plug in somewhere. IMO
