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Originally Posted by Draug
Has anyone done (or have) detailed analysis of how much you need to drive per year, with $1/L fuel costs, for a hybrid to pay over an equivalent non-hybrid model?
As a family, we drive our main car about 35,000 kms per year ... is that in hybrid desirable territory or not even close?
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It really depends on how you're driving it too. If you're driving on the highway, the gas mileage isn't really any better than a traditional gasoline engine, so in that case no. If you're driving stop-and-go downtown traffic for 35,000 km/yr, then it's probably getting to the point where you'd get the extra $5000 or so back in fuel savings within a few years at most.