J.D. Power survey shows new car buyers choosing Diesel over Hybrid

A recent J.D Power survey is showing something very disturbing for all those environmentalists, and that is new car owners are choosing diesel cars over hybrid versions.

Although not long ago hybrid vehicles seemed as if they were increasing, it now seems as if sales are now slipping. The overall drop in sales is something like 7%, but for buyers aged between 16 to 25 to drop is around 13%.

The sad thing is that the whole hybrid message seems to be getting lost, which is a sad thing for our environment and one of the reasons is that new buyers refuse to pay $2,396 extra for a hybrid version vehicle.

Although hybrids are hoped to help the fight against global warming, people will not help to do their bit if it is not cost effective for them, as hybrids work out more expensive yes running costs are far cheaper, but it takes a while to get your money back on the bigger price tag you have to pay.

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