I wander what do RRS owners think of hybrids?

This question came to me after reading an article on BMW"s new hybrid which will cost double the price of a standard petrol car. Can any one tell me why would someone spend that sort of money for two batteries?
What is all this C02 crap about?

Forum opinion on this hot topic?

My dad drives the new Lexus RX450h works well, but I don't think they are double the cost of the standard version,

I don't see how BMW could justify it

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from the environment point of view I'm not interested, however from a technology and developement perspective I like them - nice to see new tech especially something big like this

By buying a hybrid and by getting tax benefits for buying one you are only shifting the problem from an internal combustion engine in a car to a way more polluting factory that makes the right batteries and to the power stations required to recharge those cars that have rechargable batteries, unless of course we build lots of nuclear power stations which produce zero carbon (after they have been constructed!) but a lot of another form of pollution that even 40 years after the first nuclear power stations came on line, we have not a means of safely disposing of their end product so it is polluting underground caverns for the next couple of million years! Do you think that if you put a windmill on top of an electric car you would end up with a perpetual motion device......................... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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I want a 5.0 Diesel without DPF!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad to hear that I am not the only one who stands for innovation and power rather than the very weak environmental argument

BTW I can't wait to see the new LR hybrid with electro-motors on every wheel. Let's hope LR will not follow BMW and charge 4 times the prices of a 5.0 SC on that basis

Im all for electric hybrids. Just use it to make 5 litre+ cars more ecomonical in traffic. Also it shouldnt be permenant hybrid. There should be a button on the dash to enable it when required. ie when their testing the vehicle for co2 emission to bring the road tax down  WINNER - 2008 Best All New Photograph
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At least Disco and RRS have a head start over everybody else in this field............................. they already have the huge weight burden so no need to engineer in any more!  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW