Hybrid vehicles are worth it! [paper discussion and authors' reply]

In March, IEEE Spectrum published an article examining the case for the hybrid-electric vehicle from an economic perspective ["Are hybrid vehicles worth it?", L.B. Lave et al., see ibid., p. 47-50, 2001]. It concluded that hybrids were not economically worthwhile. Reader response to the pi...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 2001-05, Vol.38 (5), p.79-84
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Costs
Energy efficiency
Hybrid electric vehicles
Investments
Nitrogen
Power generation economics
Production
Thermal pollution
Transportation
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Summary:In March, IEEE Spectrum published an article examining the case for the hybrid-electric vehicle from an economic perspective ["Are hybrid vehicles worth it?", L.B. Lave et al., see ibid., p. 47-50, 2001]. It concluded that hybrids were not economically worthwhile. Reader response to the piece was strong and almost universally negative. In furtherance of the goal of presenting both sides of the argument, this paper consists of a representative selection of the letters IEEE Spectrum received in response, along with a reply from the original authors.
ISSN:0018-9235
1939-9340
DOI:10.1109/6.920036