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How Cheap Is It To Drive Green?

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Going green with a hybrid vehicle that gets 40 to 50 miles per gallon may sound great. But after you factor in the cost of the car, maintenance and insurance, are hybrids really saving their owners money?

Before $4 a gallon gasoline, Gary Stankowski bought a hybrid vehicle for the ecological reasons.
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“I just thought it was the right thing to do,” he said.

Now, with so many people looking to buy hybrids, they are very difficult to find. However, for the 2008 model year there will be 24 different types of hybrid vehicles on the market.

They will come in all shapes and sizes, from the compact Toyota Prius to the 4-wheel drive GMC Yukon.

An 11 News search of the Web site Cars.com shows that very few hybrids can be found now. We did find one Ford Escape hybrid and just four Toyota Prius’ within 50 miles of downtown Houston.

“Basically everybody is ordering them, waiting a couple of months (and) signing up before they even get here,” said David Womack of Sterling McCall Toyota.

But the different hybrids vary widely on overall savings.

All hybrids cost more up front. On average, a hybrid is $3,000 more than the non-hybrid version of the same car. Read more.

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One Response to “How Cheap Is It To Drive Green?”

  • Andy Tsang says:

    Amicus Prius,
    It sounds really great to drive a Prius! I just wondering how long the high voltage battery last, the replacement cost of it, and the maintenance cost relative to mileage. I’m a high mileage driver.

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