At Competition Hybrid we attempt to compare and compete the newest hybrid cars. In the process of researching and learning about hybrid cars, we found that there is a fiercer competition between lawyers and automakers that may hinder the great progress of hybrid technologies. When a gas operated vehicle does not get the EPA rated mileage nothing is said about it and nothing is mentioned in the news, internet or blogs. Why? Because their mileage can vary upon how the car is driven. Let's all sue the automaker, when our gas vehicles do not get the EPA estimated mileage. Why hybrid cars alone are under this scrutiny. If research and statistics of gasoline powered vehicles were performed some would fail to get the estimated EPA mileage that the stickers promoted.
A lawsuit filed in 2006 against Honda, was probably the first of its kind and Heather Peters of Los Angeles was awarded 9867.00 out of the 10,000 allowed in small claims court. The lawyers received much more. How many lawsuits have you heard of involving gas mileage of gasoline and diesel engines? What president did this lawsuit set for the future.
Galen Moore of the Boston Business Journal wrote of another lawsuit in Massachusetts.
"A Massachusetts resident has filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), claiming her C-Max Hybrid gets only 32 miles per gallon – well below the 47 miles per gallon Ford advertises for the vehicle. Universal Hub reports the lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, is claiming $5 million in damages for herself and all Massachusetts buyers of Ford's 2013 C-Max and Fusion hybrids.
The lawsuit is the latest of several similar claims against Ford, including potential class-action lawsuits in Pennsylvania and California.
Ford makes standard and plug-in versions of the C-Max gas-electric hybrid."
Despite the lawsuits, hybrid cars are continuing to gain ground in sales as gas prices rise and fall only to higher. Ford and Toyota continue to see sales rise in the midst the hurricane of greedy lawyers and consumers Hybrid vehicles are here for the long term. There needs to be a new standard with hybrid cars because of other factors such as weather, driving performance, and age of the vehicle. EPA estimates are not enough. There is a difference between a good driver and a good hybrid driver. (I personally love my hybrid car.) Gasoline and Diesel cars do not have such scrutiny.
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