Neighbor bought a 2023 Kia Sportage hybrid 2 weeks ago. Looks good on the outside and the interior is top notch! If you are going to consider a hybrid, I would at least look at it.
I watch the car industry pretty closely (as do several piggs) and the word on the street is that hybrids are not long for this earth.
The reason is that auto companies predict that EV production costs will be less than ICE by 2025. If that is true, then hybrids will be more expensive that ICE or EVs. Reason? Hybrids will have all the parts of an ICE car and EVs too. If an EV can be produced cheaper than ICE, no reason for hybrids.
None of that matters if you lease because you’ll turn it back in in 3 years, but if you buy it will accelerate the depreciation of your hybrid.
