January 2012 Hybrid Sales Figures

[audi4t]

I found this info for January 2012 which covers by model hybrid, diesel and plug in electric vehicles

the number sold in the US

Just over 1000 Ct's sold but a over 50% drop in sales compared with December 2011

[Chik3nPoo]

any explanation why sale dropped?
are cars available on hand now or is there still a waitlist?

everyone waiting for the prius c?

[TSoprano]

because it was DECEMBER TO REMEMBER....they sold 2,259 CT's in December 2011!!!!

January is noted for slow car sales...to see Toyota sell 17,000 prius's for January is incredible...

Lexus December 2011 Sales Report (Plus Year-End Sales Report) | Lexus Enthusiast

[lostchild]

One of the CT sold in December was mine. Got mine on 12/31/2011. And Holy Prius domination on Hybrid sales.

[mtnbkr1984]

Another one was mine. Those who were looking were convinced to do it before the end of the year. Lexus made it so you could not refuse. Unless you did not want the car.

[gsbutton]

I am one of the few proud CT buyers in Jan of 12

[curtiswm]

+1 "One of the CT sold in December was mine. Got mine on 12/31/2011."

[jeceniaL]

If I will buy a car I would probably choose a hybrid car. A natural gas or propane powered vehicle, like any other vehicle or piece of equipment, is easier to maintain and repair if you understand how it works and what unusual characteristics it might possess. In the face of toughening standards in many nations, as well as a desire to not depend on foreign oil, the world's car manufacturers have all dabbled in various technologies and fuels than the traditional gasoline motor. Electric vehicles seem to get all the attention from the media, but many feel natural gas-powered engines are the way to go. Besides running cleaner, less costly and more efficiently than gas engines, you never have to plug them in. Article resource: Natural Gas-powered vehicles: the other green. Choosing natural gas to power our vehicles would send the United States down the same expensive and inefficient path that created our addiction to foreign oil and our dependence on a resource that will ultimately run out. Choosing green electricity can take us in a new direction, one that leads to improved energy security and a stabilizing climate.

[Termin8r]

... you never have to plug them in.

What's so bad about plugging in? I for one would love to, if I could.

[Sleepypete]

What's so bad about plugging in? I for one would love to, if I could.

A plug in hybrid would be ideal for me as my daily distance to work and back is well within electric (and therefore plug-in) range. However ...

You need to be able to securely store the car while it's charging, dangling a lead across the pavement wouldn't be a good thing . So while plug-in/electric would be perfect for me from a daily use point of view, it's right out due to not having anywhere suitable to charge up the car.

PS Same reason applies for why I take the car instead of a bike