I can't help be feel that alternative power vehicles will not really take off until their performance, of course, approaches that of standard vehicles, but also that their styling isn't so...unique. Why should the type of engine it uses dictate to such a degree how a car looks?
With the exception of a very few, they all seem to look like some sort of pregnant roller skate.
I'm pretty sure it starts out that way because people don't want to feel like "Hey, I'm buying a compact/mid-size sedan, but paying a $10k premium." I think the strategy is, get your car out into the market and make it distinctive, so people understand what it is. After enough market penetration, then start phasing the design into other models
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I will always wonder if it might have taken off more it hybrid/alternate power sources were offered simply as a different powertrain option. A lot of other vehicles have the option between different engines and in some cases transmissions. People who are interested will pay plenty more for an engine/tranny option they want...this seems to fall in the same sort of class.
Market it just like they've marketed the car, it's the green option for the car you know and love, etc...
But, it's one of those "what if" sort of questions that we'll never know.
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With the exception of a very few, they all seem to look like some sort of pregnant roller skate.
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Market it just like they've marketed the car, it's the green option for the car you know and love, etc...
But, it's one of those "what if" sort of questions that we'll never know.
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