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What is the cheapest hybrid car out there and what's the MSRP?
"mileage isn't good enough to pay for itself in 7 years..." I did the math Pedro, and I spend close to $2500 in gas a year (long commute). So I dunno, the cost is coming close to being worth it.
"only reason to by hybrid is show off how green u are.."
I'm no enviro wacko. But that doesn't mean that when something practical comes along that I'm not going to use it just to show how un-green I am. The price of gas is just starting to be enough to offset the price of the car.
Is the price of gas being artificially inflated to push the new technology? It's possible, but I really don't know.
Well, the cheapest hybrid car available would probably be a used model, such as the now discontinued Honda Insight (introduced in the US as the 2000 model year) or the older NHW11 sedan version of the Toyota Prius (2001-2003 model years). (BTW: Toyota had the first commercially available hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, introduced in Japan in 1997 for the 1998 model year, but Honda beat Toyota to the US market with the Insight in 1999 for the 2000 model year.)
In the US, there are several hybrid vehicles to choose from, in various size and performance categories. MSRP is listed for the US models. No real order, other than pricing:
hybrid cars:
Honda Insight (now discontinued)
Honda Accord Hybrid (now discontinued)
Toyota Prius, starting at $21,100: http://www.toyota.com/prius/
Honda Civic Hybrid, starting at $22,600: http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-hybrid/
Saturn Aura Green Line, starting at $22,790: http://www.saturn.com/saturn/vehicles/greenline/index.jsp
Chevrolet Malibu hybrid, starting at $22,790: http://www.chevrolet.com/2008malibu/
Nissan Altima Hybrid, starting at $25,070: http://www.nissanusa.com/altima/key-features.html#1.2-0.1.0.2?intcmp=Altima_HEV.Promo.Altima.Home.P3
Toyota Camry Hybrid, starting at $25,200: http://www.toyota.com/camry/index.html
Lexus GS450h, starting at $54,900: http://www.lexus.com/models/GSh/
Lexus LS600hL, starting at $104,000: http://www.lexus.com/models/LSh/
hybrid trucks/SUVs:
GMC Sierra hybrid (discontinued?)
Chevy Silverado hybrid (discontinued?)
Saturn Vue Green Line, starting at $24,795: http://www.saturn.com/saturn/vehicles/greenline/index.jsp
Ford Escape Hybrid, starting at $26,505: http://www.fordvehicles.com/suvs/escapehybrid/
Mazda Tribute Hybrid, starting at $25,945: http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsMainTRBHybrid&vehicleCode=TRB&bhcp=1
Mercury Mariner Hybrid, starting at $27,195: http://www.mercuryvehicles.com/mariner/technology.asp
Toyota Highlander Hybrid, starting at $33,700: http://www.toyota.com/highlander/index.html
Lexus RX400h, starting at $41,280: http://www.lexus.com/models/RXh/
Chevrolet Tahoe hybrid, starting at $50,490: http://www.chevrolet.com/tahoe/
GMC Yukon hybrid, starting at $50,945: http://www.gmc.com/yukonhybrid/index.jsp
Just be aware that the hybrid models often have many features as standard that would normally only be found in a higher trim line of the regular model (for example, the Toyota Camry Hybrid matches well with the Toyota Camry XLE trim), so be sure to do an apples to apples comparison. For such a comparison, I suggest using the state of Colorado's alternative fuel vehicle tax credit information, where the state has already computed the incremental price difference of adding the hybrid drivetrain to various models (as the amount of available state income tax credit is based on this incremental difference): http://www.revenue.state.co.us/fyi/html/income09.html
and don't forget to include any potential tax incentives (federal and state) into your purchase price! http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/tax_hybrid.shtml
Note that depending on manufacturer and where purchased, the hybrid battery is covered by a full (not pro-rated) warranty of 8 years/80,000 miles out to 10 years/150,000 miles. Hybrid battery replacements are quite rare, and can be found much cheaper (<$1000) on the used market (scrapyards and ebaymotors). NiMH batteries are easily recycled, are labeled with whom to contact for proper recycling. (Toyota even offers a $200 bounty for each hybrid battery to be recycled, and with the price of recycled nickel these days...)
Hybrids do cost less in the long term than their conventional counterparts. (Intellichoice used a 5 year ownership comparison in 2006) See http://www.intellichoice.com/press/Hybrid-Survey-2006 and http://www.intellichoice.com/carBuying101/HypeOverHybrids
While Consumer Reports in 2006 only found the Toyota Prius and the Honda Civic Hybrid would pay off within the same 5 year frame. The Honda Accord Hybrid, the Ford Escape Hybrid, the Lexus RX400h, and the Toyota Highlander Hybrid were also studied.
(I'll note that there was a mathematical error in the initial publication of Consumer Reports' hybrid vehicle cost analysis, which a retraction was published later... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11637968/ )
Since this publication, many more hybrid models have become available, so I can't use this to say about hybrids "in general." However, in the US, the Toyota hybrids have sold so many that they no longer qualify for the US Federal hybrid vehicle income tax credit, but Honda and others still have theirs.
What is the cheapest hybrid car?
I want to buy a hybrid car, what is the cheapest one?
You can get an entry level Toyota Prius in my neck of the woods for about $21,488 plus tax and license. That is the cheapest new hybrid you can get.
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