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The Prius is over 20 years old and it's been a great option the whole time. I don't know why plug-in hybrids took so long I wish we could have a carbon tax ins

• idontwantthis 2y ago
  Plugin hybrids don’t make economic sense. The 2024 Prius Prime costs $5000 more than the regular hybrid. If you are generous and say 9/10 days you drive fewer than 40 miles, so you won’t use any gas, then that means you save about .8 gallons of gas per day. Again being generous with the range. With average gas price that means you are saving $2.64 per day (assuming your charging is free which it is not). That means it would take over 5 years to make back the plugin premium. On top of that, you get worse mileage than the regular hybrid when you are using gas. Edit: You’re also still paying for oil changes, transmission changes, and any other regular or unexpected maintenance on the ICE drive train with a plugin hybrid.