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I don't buy the gas savings argument. Sure it lowers the TCO over the future years, but the buyer is paying a premium up front to get those savings. Financial i

I don't buy the gas savings argument. Sure it lowers the TCO over the future years, but the buyer is paying a premium up front to get those savings. Financial incentives certainly lower the up front cost and are fine in this context IMO.

AnthonyMouse 7y ago
Most people don't buy a $30k+ car for cash. Paying less for fuel can directly offset a higher car payment on a monthly basis. It would be more accurate to represent the fuel savings in net present value, but that isn't too much different when you're talking about something that occurs throughout the next few years rather than decades from now, especially with interest rates as low as they are.