I am sure that everone on the planet who drives an oil-based fuel car would love to be able to replace it with a hybrid, like the Honda Civic.
This is only available in a saloon and is manufactured in the
The manufacturing costs will, I am sure, come down if the volume were to increase.
Perhaps a good solution to encouraging the purchase of these cars would be for the government to reduce or eliminate VAT on them until they are being produced in large enough quantities to reduce their price.
Jon Norton
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