Go Green: Help Your Family Buy Hybrids
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Within the last 2 years:
My sister-in-law bought a new car
My mother-in-law bought a new car
This drives me nuts:
We own a Toyota Prius.
Both my sister-in-law and mother-in-law have ridden in it.
They both tell us how much they like our Prius.
Neither bought a hybrid.
And why?
Sadly, it was both an uncertainty over driving a different kind of car - the actual mechanical aspect - as well as the price that dissuaded them
And I thought we had them convinced!
How does anyone affect change, especially to go green, with their family? Do you educate? Yell? Bribe? What methods work for you?
If you need some material to go with, here is plenty of supporting evidence:
The good news is that, due in part to the ever-rising oil prices, sales of hybrids are continuing to climb.
Some facts, by way of Green Car Congress:
US sales of hybrids in January 2008 climbed 27.3% to 22,392 units, according to monthly sales reports from automakers. That number does not yet include hybrid sales figures from GM, who does not report them separately.
And
The reported sales of hybrids represented 2.14% of the more than 1.04 million new vehicles sold in the month. According to figures from Autodata, total new light-duty vehicle sales in January declined 4.2% year-on-year, with total passenger car sales declining 2.3% and total light truck sales dropping 6.1%.
So someone is able to talk family members into buying hybrid cars!
Seriously, what are your top tips for helping your friends and family to go green?
