主题：【原创】想把省油发挥到极致吗？那就买个柴油车吧！ -- Highway

他们不鼓励人们开大排量汽车，所以对燃油苛以重税。这点就像美国的香烟一样，每盒3块钱左右，其实绝大部分是香烟税。

这里有一些老数据，可能已经不够准确了。

In Europe and Japan, taxes are a larger component of gasoline prices than all other factors combined. 

? Fully $3.40 in taxes is built into Great Britain's $4.71 per gallon price -- while $2.82 in taxes adds to a total of $4.07 per gallon in France. 

? Italians pay the equivalent of $3.97 per gallon -- including $2.53 in taxes. 

? Germans pay $2.56 to the state every time they purchase a gallon at $3.91. 

? In Japan, a gallon costs the equivalent of $3.77 -- including $2.07 in taxes.
 
By contrast, taxes add an average of 39 cents to a $1.25 gallon of gas -- selling for a total of $1.64 in the U.S.

at least it's faster than standard gas-only RX330. It has a 3.3 Liter Gas engine + 3 electric motor. The overall horsepower is much higher.

268-hp Total Output

The RX 400h possesses exceptional power―not just for a hybrid vehicle, but for an SUV as well. That’s because the RX 400h is powered by both the V6 engine and electric-drive motors. As a result, it enjoys a robust acceleration from 0 to 60 in 7.3 seconds, outperforming many of its V8-equipped competitors.

香港，日本好像柴油车也不怎么流行，他们对氮氧化物排放也比较严格，和美国的做法有些类似。

中国城市道路拥挤，车速一般都不快，用Hybrid可能最合理。不过那技术相当的复杂，我想小日本不会轻易教给我们的。

TOYOTA马上就要提供Camry Hybrid了，Honda Accord专美的日子马上就要结束了。

GEORGETOWN, Ky., May 17, 2005; Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (TMMNA) today announced the company's first North American gas-electric hybrid production will be at its Georgetown, Ky., plant - Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) - when production of a Camry hybrid begins in late 2006.

TMMK will have the capacity to build approximately 48,000 Camry hybrid vehicles per year. The addition of hybrid production to TMMK will include a $10 million investment in the plant.