Gas vs. Diesel vs. Hybrid Power.
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[quote]Maybe gasoline prices are crimping your household budget. Maybe you'd like to reduce the U.S. dollars that flow to the Middle East for oil. Perhaps you're motivated by concern for the environment, or the nagging reality that oil is a depleting resource that shouldn't be wasted.
Whatever the reason, many Americans—including you, perhaps—are looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles.
So what should a consumer know when deciding among low-mileage gasoline cars, diesel-powered vehicles and gasoline-electric hybrids? [/quote]
[quote]But even if drivers maximize their fuel savings and get the full 13-mpg benefit in the Hybrid, [B]they'd need about 16 years of 15,000-mile annual travel before the gasoline savings—estimated at $2.25 a gallon—would recoup the $4,300 extra they paid for the Hybrid over the Civic LX.[/B][/quote]