Where Do All Those Tree Huggers Go When Gas Prices Tumble?

It’s a bit simplistic to say that as gas prices go down, interest  goes down for gas-electric hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery-only electric vehicles, and as gas prices go up, interest goes up – however, over time that’s pretty much the case.

Gas prices are low today and so is demand for hybrids and electrics, even though the auto industry has a bunch of new ones on the road and in the pipeline. Low gas prices are also rekindling interest in bigger SUVs and pickups, analysts said.

runninglogan1 - 8/31/2015 1:30:30 PM

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They're still loving their 691HP, 87MPG Teslas.

nguyenvuminh - 8/31/2015 4:53:39 PM

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They still buy their beloved hybrid, diesel, electric boring appliances while the auto enthusiasts try to convince them to buy something else. They continue to drive by the gas stations while looking at the auto enthusiasts take out their wallet to pay for gas, albeit at a lesser amount.

strangeaccent - 8/31/2015 5:19:43 PM

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Where do they go? To get better deals than usual on hybrids and EV cars, for when prices inevitably go back up again.

PUGPROUD - 8/31/2015 6:58:57 PM

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With the additional savings they buy more tofu, bean sprouts and kale.

jeffgall - 8/31/2015 8:35:24 PM

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The tree hungers still buy EVs and Hybrids. The cheap skates ditch them for gas powered kias, hyundais and toyotas

rockreid - 9/1/2015 7:54:59 AM

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an even better question is "How many foreign mansions and Mercedes do Big Oil Execs and hedge fund managers buy when gas prices are high, straight from the pocket of the middle class?"