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glatt · 12-11-2012, 08:09 AM

I think the hybrids really pay off with the larger vehicles. If you can take a minivan from 20 MPG up to 35 MPG by putting a hybrid system into it, you're doing more than if you take an econobox from 35 MPG up to 50 MPG.

Over the life of a minivan that lives 200k miles, at 20 MPG, you will use 10,000 gallons. A 35 MPG hybrid minivan will use 5,714 gallons. So the hybrid minivan will save you 4,286 gallons.

Over the life of a enconobox that lives 200k miles, at 35 MPG, you will use 5,714 gallons. A 50 MPG hybrid model will use 4,000 gallons. So the hybrid econobox will save you 1,714 gallons.

The hybrid minivan's 4,286 gallons in saving is way bigger than the econobox's 1,714 gallons in savings.

12-11-2012, 08:09 AM	#145
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think the hybrids really pay off with the larger vehicles. If you can take a minivan from 20 MPG up to 35 MPG by putting a hybrid system into it, you're doing more than if you take an econobox from 35 MPG up to 50 MPG. Over the life of a minivan that lives 200k miles, at 20 MPG, you will use 10,000 gallons. A 35 MPG hybrid minivan will use 5,714 gallons. So the hybrid minivan will save you 4,286 gallons. Over the life of a enconobox that lives 200k miles, at 35 MPG, you will use 5,714 gallons. A 50 MPG hybrid model will use 4,000 gallons. So the hybrid econobox will save you 1,714 gallons. The hybrid minivan's 4,286 gallons in saving is way bigger than the econobox's 1,714 gallons in savings.