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10-29-2006, 07:43 PM
When the price of gasoline approached - and exceeded - $3 per gallon, the demand for those types of vehicles increased. The supply wasn't there. (http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061029/BUSINESS/110290187/-1/rss04)
Bill Jackson - The Tribune - Oct. 29, 2006
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Winograd was one of the first Greeley residents to buy a hybrid car - the Toyota Prius.
Florence Winograd said she was lucky.
Winograd was one of the first Greeley residents to buy a hybrid car - the Toyota Prius - when they became available.
"I was lucky. When I ordered mine last year, they told me it would take six months to get it, and I got mine in three," Winograd said.
Unfortunately, she had to trade the car in "for a real car" earlier this month because she said she didn't drive the Prius enough to keep the battery charged. So she traded it in for a Toyota Corolla. The Prius integrates its gas engine and emissions-free electric motor to achieve fuel economy with an EPA-estimated combined city/highway 55 miles per gallon.
When the price of gasoline approached - and exceeded - $3 per gallon, the demand for those types of vehicles increased. The supply wasn't there, according to local car dealers.
Scott Ehrlich of the Ehrlich Family of car dealers - which includes Toyota - and Wes Tabor of Honda of Greeley, said while the price of gas has declined in recent weeks, the demand for new hybrids remains strong. And the wait for delivery is declining as more of them are produced.
"I loved my little car," Winograd said. "But they got tired of me calling to come charge the battery. I just don't drive that much any more."
Winograd said the demand for the hybrid vehicles will continue to grow and said most vehicle companies are producing more of them, including small to mid-size Sports Utility Vehicles.
"We all know the price of gas isn't going to keep going down. It's going to go up again," she said.
Bill Jackson - The Tribune - Oct. 29, 2006
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/toyota_prius.jpg
Winograd was one of the first Greeley residents to buy a hybrid car - the Toyota Prius.
Florence Winograd said she was lucky.
Winograd was one of the first Greeley residents to buy a hybrid car - the Toyota Prius - when they became available.
"I was lucky. When I ordered mine last year, they told me it would take six months to get it, and I got mine in three," Winograd said.
Unfortunately, she had to trade the car in "for a real car" earlier this month because she said she didn't drive the Prius enough to keep the battery charged. So she traded it in for a Toyota Corolla. The Prius integrates its gas engine and emissions-free electric motor to achieve fuel economy with an EPA-estimated combined city/highway 55 miles per gallon.
When the price of gasoline approached - and exceeded - $3 per gallon, the demand for those types of vehicles increased. The supply wasn't there, according to local car dealers.
Scott Ehrlich of the Ehrlich Family of car dealers - which includes Toyota - and Wes Tabor of Honda of Greeley, said while the price of gas has declined in recent weeks, the demand for new hybrids remains strong. And the wait for delivery is declining as more of them are produced.
"I loved my little car," Winograd said. "But they got tired of me calling to come charge the battery. I just don't drive that much any more."
Winograd said the demand for the hybrid vehicles will continue to grow and said most vehicle companies are producing more of them, including small to mid-size Sports Utility Vehicles.
"We all know the price of gas isn't going to keep going down. It's going to go up again," she said.