Kenneth Waller wrote: > 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.
In the Ford/Mercury line, the hybrid drive train costs about the same amount extra as a diesel drive train (not necessarily in the same model) ... about $5k over the same vehicle with a pure-gasoline drive train. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
