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@ Fatboke: good on you for being informed and giving a shit. You're right, I'd rather be huffing your fumes, as it were. One thing tho, unless I'm being thick, how much greener is electricity vs. petrol/diesel? Surely that's down to how the electricity is produced? And also isn't it a bit myopic to relate the pollution to just where the car is? I've never understood this esp. with those G-Whizz cars. Plug em in and the grid is still churning and coal is being poured into those power plants.
My problem with hybrids is that it allows people to buy things like the RX400h with a free conscience. That car is a complete nonsense for all the reasons you mentioned. Polo Bluemotion is a great example of lateral thinking - reduce weight and engine size and increase efficiency.
The great thing is that there is now a consumer demand - manufacturers can charge a premium for green technology which means there is a business argument to develop it. When the Golf Blue Motion comes next year I think there will be even more interest. Still, they will also be bringing out the Touareg R50 at the same time, which just shows the paradox of choice.
We're all consumers (even loaded Japanese designers). We just have more choice than ever how to spend our cash. Some people make better choices (hybrid engines and sweet track bikes) others don't. Before we bitch about boxfresh track bikes, let's not forget the conspicuous consumption that is in bad taste (I'm thinking premiership footballers and their WAGs as by way of comparison).