I Want a Hybrid

I was reading some comments online about hybrid cars. Several comments were to the effect that you're not really saving money by driving a hybrid. Some even described hybrid owners as "eco-poseurs."

I want a hybrid. My next car will definitely be a hybrid. I don't want a car that uses hybrid technology to crank up horsepower and torque. Rather I want a car that uses hybrid technology to reduce gasoline usage.

My reason is not just to save money. Although I am not rich, I could easily afford a mid-size luxury sedan or SUV with lots of horsepower, and I can afford to buy fuel for it.

I'm also not interested in posing for others. I'm not trying to prove I'm hip. In fact, I care little of what others think of me when I'm on the road short of wanting to shoot me out of road rage.

My desire to buy a hybrid is based on the following logic:

• If more people by hybrids or other super fuel-efficient cars, they encourage automakers to produce more of them.

• If automakers produce more hybrid and fuel-efficient cars, they will want to market what they've produced.

• If automakers invest more into marketing of hybrid and fuel-efficient cars, even more people will buy them.

• If more and more people buy hybrid and fuel-efficient cars, less greenhouse gases will be created.

• If less greenhouse gases are created, the world will be a better place for all of us.

Why is something so simple so hard for so many to get?

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