he biggest complaint enthusiasts harp against hybrids is their so-called "extra costs" don’t justify the mileage. (Said enthusiasts fall silent when trying to justify extra horsepower.)
Enthusiasts may soon have to look for other reasons to rail against hybrids. Hybrid component manufacturers such as battery makers are seeing sales skyrocketing. Toyota, which is currently in the lead, predicts it will sell 1 million of its hybrid vehicles by 2010 while Honda, the second leader, sees its hybrid sales of 10,000 in Europe to at least triple this year....
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