"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
oups.com...

Some decisions aren't made for entirely financial reasons. We chose
the car we did because performance was much improved over the standard
V6 model *and* it's nice once in a while to make a decision that shows
a little bit of mercy on the environment. If we wanted to make a
totally smart financial decision, we would have purchased a brand new,
tiny, Sally Rand Toyonda, kept it for 15 years, and driven it 200-300k
miles


I think it's interesting that GM is introducing similar technology on
vehicles suitable for light duty towing.


Electric motors by virtue of their design have tremendous torque ... much
more than a gas or diesel engine of the same horsepower.

Diesel/Electric is the answer, my friend!

Eisboch