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But sadly in our country things are going other way around...

Mine also same...petrol/ele. I got my revenue without any trouble.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36099103 If this violates any copyright issues or any policies admin could remove this.

Agreed. But he would hardly find a mid sized car with his requested fuel consumption.

Toyota 121 is another option but newer 121 are beyond 3M.

Hah....Hah....Haa......Don't do that with in the premises if you love your vehicle.....

It seems there are large number of old Garage Pappas here who do not want to/able to learn any new thing and just playing their old is gold song....

http://www.adaderana.lk/technology/34315/nissan-leaf-electric-cars-hack-vulnerability-disclosed

http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/9273390/

There is no point debating with you....When I ask you about real valid facts you just get annoyed and act like maniac. Actually I do not drag you in to this debate....you just come in.....then when I ask for real fact, you just get annoyed with out giving proper valid answer......you talk about battery dumping which itself has a proper answer.....and without doing proper analysis you just assume that saving of fuel is equal or less than spending on something else..... Remembering FROG IN THE WELL.......I say Good bye to you my dear friend......

There is no point going on about kei as this topic is not regarding vehicle classification If you point out why you say so with valid reasons based on facts rather than hearsays or fear psychosis I will agree with you . Here you again miss the point. My point is based on long term benefits to the vehicle owners, environment. Let me be clear here I have no intention to sacrifice myself or other hybrid owners to develop local skills. When their tax is low and fuel efficient is high you can spend that saved amount to repair the hybrid specific problems. Why have not you included hybrid cars in to that list? As I mentioned above if you can list out valid reasons based on facts rather than hearsays or fear psychosis I will agree with you as I do not get any personal benefits from promoting/demoting hybrid/non hybrid vehicles. .

If you really want to add kei cars we can add that(Personally I think it is not fair to include kei cars as those cars are in a different category....their engine capacity, their purpose, their safety all different) then it is number one in trend. I do agree. Then what is in the 2nd place ? ICE cars has a very good base but it has now been significantly challenge by new technologies. I do agree hybrid has not still mature enough. But is it a valid point to demote hybrids or other new fuel based cars like electric, hydrogen and helium ones if we consider their benefits over the ICE vehicles. If ICE cars are more efficient than these new vehicles it should be promoted but what I think is ICE vehicles have some what hit by a dead end....well they may improve it bit....I think that is one main reason behind why vehicle manufactures are looking in to other options like hybrid, electric, solar energy, hydrogen , helium. You have mentioned "but if Hybrids are the only current solution we have for now ?" It is not ONLY the current solution but it is one of the best practical solution so far available.....OR What else do we have ? I do agree with you regarding public mentality in car buying. But can we blame them for that? In a money oriented world people are looking to save a bit. So they tend to look for more profitable ways. The policy makers should grab that opportunity to make long term benefits to the country/world. That is why government should promote environmentally friendly solutions. Sadly that is not happening at the moment.(Government may have more short term issues to deal with) As you have mentioned earlier, there are issues with properly experienced mechanics and repairing places for hybrid and electric vehicles. But those issues might had been their when ICE vehicles were firstly introduced to the country. But now there are lot of knowledgeable people and reliable places around the country. Same thing would happen with hybrids and electrical vehicles....Of course first brave buyers have to suffer a bit.

Some say that it has not been approved by the cabinet yet.

Of course if you are going with pure numbers you need to add those kei vehicles...then you need to substract hybrid kei vehicles....and it can go on like that. My point is not that it is trend what I want to point out. Hybrids are not dead ends....People are not buying hybrids just because of taxes..... If this is the case what would be fate of those non hybrid cars ? I believe they would go down faster than hybrids..... PS: I am on the side of hybrid not JUST because I am driving an Aqua.(Actually after driving that I really understand how it saves the fuel wastage) I love that technology as it saves the unnecessary fuel wastage. That is why I believe this technology should be promoted as well as technology behind electric vehicles, hydrogen and helium vehicles. If ICE car can more efficiently save these fossil energy those should be promoted. For the time being I think what we have is the hybrid vehicles.

According to the huge margin of hybrid vehicles to non hybrid vehicle on that stastistics it is still they are at the top 10 level(May not be number 1) even you substract those immediately de registered vehicles. By the way our vehicle registration during 2014 is not that high according to Department of Motor Traffic Statistics. http://www.motortraffic.gov.lk/web/images/stories/document/fu14.pdf