I bought a 2nd gen Prius for a 110 mile one way commute. Got 47 mpg. My son in laws owns one that is only a couple miles. He drives less than 10 miles a day BOTH ways to work. Guess what his milage is? Yep you got it 47. Now, thruth be said my 47 was highway and his is in town. Almost 20 years and no increase to speak of. Tell me again they don't want us on fossil fuels. This is a movie!
Hybrids are the best deal so far. My 1st Prius (325,000 before it got totaled) completely paid for itself in gasoline savings. So I bought another one. Half price with the accident settlement.
With hybrids you still pay more upfront for the extra complexity and will have to buy a new battery every decade or so. Whether it actually saves you any money depends on how many city miles you drive. Gas is cheap, batteries and car repair are expensive, that's why the internal combustion engine is still king.
I bought a 2nd gen Prius for a 110 mile one way commute. Got 47 mpg. My son in laws owns one that is only a couple miles. He drives less than 10 miles a day BOTH ways to work. Guess what his milage is? Yep you got it 47. Now, thruth be said my 47 was highway and his is in town. Almost 20 years and no increase to speak of. Tell me again they don't want us on fossil fuels. This is a movie!
Hybrids are the best deal so far. My 1st Prius (325,000 before it got totaled) completely paid for itself in gasoline savings. So I bought another one. Half price with the accident settlement.
With hybrids you still pay more upfront for the extra complexity and will have to buy a new battery every decade or so. Whether it actually saves you any money depends on how many city miles you drive. Gas is cheap, batteries and car repair are expensive, that's why the internal combustion engine is still king.