> 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.
At $3.00/gal & 30 mpg that looks like 50,000mile of driving. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
