{"id":269722,"date":"2010-02-03T07:33:42","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T12:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=50156"},"modified":"2010-02-03T07:33:42","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T12:33:42","slug":"scion-vice-president-says-hybrids-would-be-too-pricey-for-its-demographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/269722","title":{"rendered":"Scion vice president says hybrids would be too pricey for its demographic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50157 aligncenter\" title=\"Scion \" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/scion_emblem_logo_main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been hearing for some time now that Scion vehicles will get the application of hybrid technology in the near future &#8211; well, don&#8217;t hold your breath. According to Jack Hollis, vice president of Scion, owners of the brand seem to be content with their sub $20,000 form of transportation.<\/p>\n<p>While hybrids would seem to be a natural fit for Scion, the technology would make the vehicles too expensive for the brand&#8217;s young buyers, says Hollis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really still feel (hybrids) fit into the Toyota lineup better than the Scion lineup, from a pricing structure,\u201d Hollis told <em>WardsAuto<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-50156\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said that Scion aims to keep its prices below $20,000 and dismissed the notion of the recently unveiled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/2010\/01\/12\/2010-detroit-toyota-ft-ch-dedicated-hybrid-concept-hints-at-smaller-prius\/\">FT-Ch hybrid concept<\/a> could become a Scion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what they\u2019re working on (for) the pricing of that,\u201d Hollis says. \u201cWe just know it fits into that Prius family. Scion would want to have a totally differentiating hybrid, and we don\u2019t have that ready yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Kap Shah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/wardsauto.com\/ar\/hybrids_pricey_scion100202\/\">WardsAuto<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/X1MUrO2P7kaVeRRW4b_L1yfKEpk\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/X1MUrO2P7kaVeRRW4b_L1yfKEpk\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/X1MUrO2P7kaVeRRW4b_L1yfKEpk\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/X1MUrO2P7kaVeRRW4b_L1yfKEpk\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=QTDXPkxrwEA:jsjRmQ-No0Y:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=QTDXPkxrwEA:jsjRmQ-No0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=QTDXPkxrwEA:jsjRmQ-No0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=QTDXPkxrwEA:jsjRmQ-No0Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=QTDXPkxrwEA:jsjRmQ-No0Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=QTDXPkxrwEA:jsjRmQ-No0Y:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=QTDXPkxrwEA:jsjRmQ-No0Y:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been hearing for some time now that Scion vehicles will get the application of hybrid technology in the near future &#8211; well, don&#8217;t hold your breath. 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