Fascinating article in the San Francisco Chronicle on the negative impact Laurie David (global warming activist!) and others are having on the sale of hybrids:
Actor/writer Larry David, whose wife is reported to delight in flipping off
Hummer drivers from the comfort of her Prius, quipped "I needed something to
make me feel smugly superior."
If Toyota wants to mainstream the Prius then they’re going to have a difficult time overcoming the backlash described in the article. Now, if the Ford Motor boys and girls were really smart, they’d take advantage of this backlash. More here.
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