In 2005 we saw fuel prices so high that many chose to buy hybrid vehicles and they ran out quickly. There were waiting lists at Toyota and Honda for all models. And the Toyota Prius was car of the year. The United States Congress and Senate passed an Energy Bill, which had many incentives for those who purchased Hybrid Vehicles. Many of these tax breaks began on January 1, 2006, which meant that some car buyers had waited until 2006 to buy the cars they wanted.
Meanwhile, Daimler Chrysler and other automakers are going all out with incentives to get people to buy their gas-guzzling SUV models like Jeeps. Offering payments of $58.00 per month, rebates of $1,000, and free oil changes, maintenance, and gas allowance for two years. With those kinds of incentives, they’re bound to sell vehicles. However, you can expect hybrid vehicle trends to accelerate even so.
In fact, new models are expected to come out in 2006 to meet consumer demand and alleviate some of these waiting lists. Fuel prices are also expected to slowly rise again fueling increased demand for such vehicles throughout 2006 and into 2007. Free markets and consumer choice to save fuel may still save the environment, some say Global warming alarmists. Just think that the answer to your solution from the start is free markets and capitalism and no more rules and regulations, which is the exact opposite of what the current leadership opposition party in the US stands for. Think about this in 2006.