I heard something interesting the other day by the guy who played Trapper on Mash. He said lets do the math here. If you have a car that gets 20mpg and you drive 20,000 miles a year at $2.00 a gallon you spend $2000 a year in gasoline. If you bought a car that got 40 mpg you only save $1000 a year. It takes a long time to recoup that cost since the hybrids cost more than regular cars.
Here is my example.
Toyota Prias base costs $21,865
Toyota Corolla base cost $15,390
Difference=$6,475
So it would take you 6.5 years to recoup the extra cost in buying the hybrid (If the cost of fuel does not go up in that 6.5 years which we know it will).
Honda Civic hybrid $19,900
Honda Civic conventional $13,260
Difference =$6,640
Here is my example.
Toyota Prias base costs $21,865
Toyota Corolla base cost $15,390
Difference=$6,475
So it would take you 6.5 years to recoup the extra cost in buying the hybrid (If the cost of fuel does not go up in that 6.5 years which we know it will).
Honda Civic hybrid $19,900
Honda Civic conventional $13,260
Difference =$6,640
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