Good news for the Hybrid Owners! Kind of...

**CameronJr9** · 03-30-2006, 01:59 PM

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Click above for the entire article. Below is the good news...kind of...

"Hybrids aren't cheap -- in fact, they command a premium over the same cars in their plain-vanilla versions. And according to the magazine's April issue, just two of the six hybrids tested (the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic) will save buyers money at the end of five years.

Even the two that do provide some savings after the five-year period only do so if the owner receives a limited federal tax credit..."

**Silver8th** · 04-02-2006, 06:50 AM

Thanks for the link

Good info

MyFirstCivic@35 · 04-02-2006, 04:33 PM

What the article did not state was that as the price of gas goes up, the break-even point comes earlier. So the news is getting better all the time for hybrids.

PhoenixDown · 04-02-2006, 06:09 PM

Hybrids offer futureproofing. :)

skittleslegend · 04-02-2006, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhoenixDown

Hybrids offer futureproofing. :)

Hybrids will eventually be overshadowed by fuel cell vehicles...

Technology being led by Honda... :)

03-30-2006, 01:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
CameronJr9 Crazy Yellow Puppet Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Age: 28 Posts: 25,137 Back and Forth Forever iTrader: 6 / 100%	Good news for the Hybrid Owners! Kind of... From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Click above for the entire article. Below is the good news...kind of... "Hybrids aren't cheap -- in fact, they command a premium over the same cars in their plain-vanilla versions. And according to the magazine's April issue, just two of the six hybrids tested (the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic) will save buyers money at the end of five years. Even the two that do provide some savings after the five-year period only do so if the owner receives a limited federal tax credit..." __________________

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MyFirstCivic@35 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spencerport, NY (just west of Rochester) Age: 38 Posts: 310 iTrader: 0 / 0%	What the article did not state was that as the price of gas goes up, the break-even point comes earlier. So the news is getting better all the time for hybrids.

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PhoenixDown Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 160 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hybrids offer futureproofing. :)