That Prius is ...How Much?

[08blackyari]

Originally Posted by DebbyM46227

Hopefully someone with some sense will be elected in 2012 and crazy things like O-Care and 63 MPG by 2020 will be done away with.

I can't afford a $41K Chevy Volt. I'd have to make the choice between making my car payment or the mortgage payment. Or find a rich man.

I'd reconsider your statement a bit. Think about how little the overall gas efficiency has changed in the typical vehicle since the 1970's but how much more power we've engineered to get out of these cars. The fact is that we can get 63 mpg BEFORE 2020 and it won't cost $41k. What it will cost is common sense. People need to seriously evaluate what type of car they need as opposed to what they want. A single mom with two kids doesn't need a Ford Excursion to pick up groceries or drop kids off at soccer practice. Let's face it, most drivers are driving only themselves 90% of the time.