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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: SilentZ who wrote (229093)4/13/2005 11:51:18 AM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) of 1572942
 
Z, But, you're forgetting about the $2K tax rebate, which of course expires at the end of this year.

I'm not counting that because it just means someone else is paying for it. Besides, as the nation becomes more and more hybridized, that tax break won't make much sense. (And that's even assuming it applies to the Accord hybrid. For example, hybrids are now allowed to be in the California carpool lanes with a single passenger, but only those hybrids getting 40-something MPG or more.)

In my case, I drive 25-30K miles a year; I'd save like $1,000 every year already at current gas prices.

In my example (26 MPG vs. 22 MPG), you'd actually be saving 210 gallons of gas a year. I didn't realize gas in the NE was $5/gallon. ;-)

Of course, it also depends on your driving habits. Hybrids are very well-suited for city driving. With highway driving, the savings diminish. I'm assuming with all of the driving you do, you're on the highway a lot more than not.

Tenchusatsu
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