my car just informed me that I have saved 1508 $ in gas to date. Everytime I fil gas it asks me to punch in the gas price and then compares my average gas mileage to the 18 mpg my jeep was giving me (uses the avg gas price with an equation adding gas price 1 x mpg 1+ gasprice 2 x mpg 2 +.......). Currently I am at 53.2 mpg avg. yep, 23 kilometers / liter.
now, I bought my car new for under 20,000 dollars and it has not even been 1 full year of driving --- pretty nice deal.
The prius C is a hybrid but not a plug in.
As you all know - a plug in car seems environmentally friendly but that really depends on the source of your electricity. In Brazil and Canada it is so, but i the USA, India and China where most electricity comes from coal and gas -- you are getting no more green than a good hybrid.
on top of that a prius plug in costs 10,000 dollars more and the batteries dont last long and the manufaturing process is not environmentally friendly at all. The 90 miles per gallon lasts only for the first few miles and the avg gas consumtion is not much different than the prius C.
so - if you want a small car- the Prius C is the best, have a travel bug - get the Volkswagen sportwagon TDI diesel or the prius V. Have a big family? ....just hold on and wait for the 48 mpg 7 seater prius (already available in Japan)
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