The best part is as demand increases so will the competition to grab the market share which favors the consumer.
Here's an article from my sunday paper about a guy that's going to start production of his car at a small plant near me. You can read the full story here :
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...pe-gas-sipping
" Scaringe says the car will be fun to drive, carry four people, and according to the company's fledgling Web site, get twice the mileage of today's hybrids. That's the only claim I heard during my visit to the company that I question because double a Toyota Prius would be close to 100 miles per gallon.
The Avera will likely be a diesel hybrid. The car will be mid-engined ? meaning the engine is right behind the rear seat ? and rear-wheel-drive, regarded as the optimum drivetrain configuration for performance and handling by companies such as Ferrari and Lamborghini. The basic platform would be "flexible," Scaringe says, meaning that once the Avera sports coupe is under way, the platform could support, say, a two-seat convertible, a small SUV or any number of vehicles.
Price? Around $25,000. "