Will purchasing a hybrid car save me alot of money on gas?
The only real way buying a new hybrid saves you money is if your old car is done and you were going to trade it in anyways for a new car. Because otherwise it takes 5-10 years to make up the difference in price between most hybrids and their non-hybrid versions. Take your avg gas use per month and add car payment if you have it and then compare what it would be for your theoretical hybrid for gas and car payments and see how long it would take for you to come out saving money on gas.
unless you find a very good deal on a used hybrid it will take a very long time before the money you save at the gas pump will offset the increased cost of a hybrid. your not polluting the earth as much as a normal car but other than that right now the cost is too high to “save” money. the cost and reliability of the batteries is yet to be seen.
