At marginalrevolution.com, Tyler Cowen links to an unintentionally funny column in the New York Times discussing new data showing that “owners of hybrids and electric vehicles are defecting to sport utility vehicles and other conventional models powered only by gasoline.”  My favorite line is a quote from Jessica Caldwell, director of industry analysis for Edmunds.com,  “We’d all like to save the environment, but maybe not when it costs hundreds of dollars per year.”