TOKYO-AP- Honda Motor Co., Japan’s No. 2 automaker, will continue to make gas-and-electric models of its Civic sedan, but stop offering the hybrid Accord with the new model expected to go on sale later this year, company spokesman Yoshiyuki Kuroda said in Tokyo.
The Accord hybrid, which is sold only in North America, was a dud, selling just 25,000 since going on sale in 2004, and just 6,100 last year.
Even in Japan, were gas is significantly more expensive than it is here, these things are simply not selling, where people have a choice in the matter. But the trend is already in;
Remember that not so long ago, there were laws put into place in a couple of states (not surprisingly, New York and California ) which made it illegal to sell incandescent light bulbs after a set date. The idea, of course, was saving energy.
What do you suppose the chances are that before very long we are going to see legislation introduced in the Congress to outlaw the sale of purely gasoline fired automobiles and trucks? The principle, you see, of government removing our ability to choose, has already been established. You tell me; what’s to stop them from doing exactly that?
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