>We're probably > going to spend about $24,000 no matter *what* kind of car we get, so > there really is no extra cost for us.
The extra cost I'm thinking about is the premium cost for the hybrid drivetrain over a similar sized vehicle. In the hybrid Escape, for example, the cost over a similar non hybrid Escape is in the range of several thousand $. Well worth the money if you're mostly in city traffic, more of a questionable worth for mostly highway driving. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system > Kenneth Waller wrote: > >>Mark, as you're probably aware, the mileage you can expect with a hybrid >>is >>very dependent upon your driving cycle, (city/highway) among other things. >>If your 65 mile commute is mostly highway you will not see the kick in >>mileage that the hybrids are noted for. The extra cost of a hybrid would >>go >>a long way to pay for your yearly fuel bill. > > Well, it certainly gets better highway mileage (~50 hwy) than what I'm > driving now (~33). And I'm really concerned with reducing my > consumption of petroleum as much as the cost of it. We're probably > going to spend about $24,000 no matter *what* kind of car we get, so > there really is no extra cost for us. > > By Tuesday my current 50 mpg vehicle should be on the road, too :) > > -- > Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > 412-687-2835 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
