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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
I read an article in Maxim a few years ago that basically stated that you woudn't save any money driving a hybrid. The extra cost vs the savings in fuel over 5 years (the average length of owership for a new vehicle in the US). Of course this would all depend on how much driving you did as well.
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I read something very similar in Consumer Reports. They concluded that over an 5-8 year period (depending on the car and driver), the savings in fuel were negated by the higher initial cost and maintenance costs. The benefit isn't financial, it's environmental.