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[Coronita]

Regarding  Hybrid cars. From a pure financial sense, some numbers…

 

Toyota Prius $22,160 (if you can buy one for that).
Toyota Yaris $15,885 (almost same equipment)
$6,275 diff.
Prius 46mpg/avg
Yaris 32mpg/avg
prius 15k/yr $4.50/gal. = $1,467.41
Yaris 15k/yr $4.50/gal. = $2,109.38
diff = $641.97

9 years to see the savings.

Realistically, I believe you end up spending closer to $26k for a prius because toyota "makes" to get options you might not want, versus something else like a Yaris you can "strip" down a car (I don't see a point in folks that want basic transportation to load up the car with luxuries either).

Some claim prius is a mid-sized car, so this isn't a fair comparison… So, if you want a fairer comparison

Toyota Camry LE $20,685
Toyota Camry Hybrid $25,860
$5,175 diff.

Camry LE 25mpg/avg
Camry Hybrid 34mpg/avg

Camry LE 15k/yr $4.50/gal. = $2,700
Camry Hybrid 15k/yr $4.50/gal. = $1,985.29

diff = $714.71

It will take 7 years to recoup the cost.

Also, this doesn't include the cost of replacing the battery out-of-warranty if you plan on keeping the car for that long, which will currently set you back $3k for toyota's  and $2k for hondas respectively, though owners of the first gen prius have reported less than 1% needed a battery replacement. For me, I keep my cars until they go into the ground. Don't know if that applies to everyone though.

 

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[Nor-LA-SD-guy]

Is this real ???

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[Nor-LA-SD-guy]

Is this real ???

You got to see this one: (a car that runs on water !!!)

http://www.yahoo.com/s/899388

[Nor-LA-SD-guy]

Is this real ???

You got to see this one: (a car that runs on water !!!)

http://www.yahoo.com/s/899388

[Nor-LA-SD-guy]

Is this real ???

You got to see this one: (a car that runs on water !!!)

http://www.yahoo.com/s/899388

[Nor-LA-SD-guy]

Is this real ???

You got to see this one: (a car that runs on water !!!)

http://www.yahoo.com/s/899388

[LarryTheRenter]

It is all good….But it makes little sense to plug in an electric car to your outlet in your garage if that power is just being generated from carbon atoms like coal or oil….We need more Nuclear Power plants to be the source of the energy…If we could only get the bleeding hearts, save the dolphin crowd and the earth first people to stop equating nuclear power with nuclear bombs….Carbon atoms in the form of smog and the political realities of middle east policies, war etc have killed tens of thousands more than nuclear power plants have and will ever….

We need more companies like this and more work on the “supply side” of energy like nuclear and drilling in Anwar (sorry caribou) – if we are to break free from middle east oil…I dont want my kids going to another war in 20 years…

[LarryTheRenter]

It is all good….But it makes little sense to plug in an electric car to your outlet in your garage if that power is just being generated from carbon atoms like coal or oil….We need more Nuclear Power plants to be the source of the energy…If we could only get the bleeding hearts, save the dolphin crowd and the earth first people to stop equating nuclear power with nuclear bombs….Carbon atoms in the form of smog and the political realities of middle east policies, war etc have killed tens of thousands more than nuclear power plants have and will ever….

We need more companies like this and more work on the “supply side” of energy like nuclear and drilling in Anwar (sorry caribou) – if we are to break free from middle east oil…I dont want my kids going to another war in 20 years…

[LarryTheRenter]

It is all good….But it makes little sense to plug in an electric car to your outlet in your garage if that power is just being generated from carbon atoms like coal or oil….We need more Nuclear Power plants to be the source of the energy…If we could only get the bleeding hearts, save the dolphin crowd and the earth first people to stop equating nuclear power with nuclear bombs….Carbon atoms in the form of smog and the political realities of middle east policies, war etc have killed tens of thousands more than nuclear power plants have and will ever….

We need more companies like this and more work on the “supply side” of energy like nuclear and drilling in Anwar (sorry caribou) – if we are to break free from middle east oil…I dont want my kids going to another war in 20 years…

[LarryTheRenter]

It is all good….But it makes little sense to plug in an electric car to your outlet in your garage if that power is just being generated from carbon atoms like coal or oil….We need more Nuclear Power plants to be the source of the energy…If we could only get the bleeding hearts, save the dolphin crowd and the earth first people to stop equating nuclear power with nuclear bombs….Carbon atoms in the form of smog and the political realities of middle east policies, war etc have killed tens of thousands more than nuclear power plants have and will ever….

We need more companies like this and more work on the “supply side” of energy like nuclear and drilling in Anwar (sorry caribou) – if we are to break free from middle east oil…I dont want my kids going to another war in 20 years…

[LarryTheRenter]

It is all good….But it makes little sense to plug in an electric car to your outlet in your garage if that power is just being generated from carbon atoms like coal or oil….We need more Nuclear Power plants to be the source of the energy…If we could only get the bleeding hearts, save the dolphin crowd and the earth first people to stop equating nuclear power with nuclear bombs….Carbon atoms in the form of smog and the political realities of middle east policies, war etc have killed tens of thousands more than nuclear power plants have and will ever….

We need more companies like this and more work on the “supply side” of energy like nuclear and drilling in Anwar (sorry caribou) – if we are to break free from middle east oil…I dont want my kids going to another war in 20 years…

[Aecetia]

Plug it into this:

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/toshibas-home-n.html

[Aecetia]

Plug it into this:

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/toshibas-home-n.html

[Aecetia]

Plug it into this:

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/toshibas-home-n.html

[Aecetia]

Plug it into this:

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/toshibas-home-n.html

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