Pros and Cons of owning a Hybrid car?

I am doing survey for school project. Please share your thoughts. Thanks.

Pros and Cons of owning a Hybrid car?
I can respect that some of the cons are legitimate. Hybrids are more expensive up front and the batteries are costly and difficult to dispose of. In addition, in my personal opinion, the most fuel efficient cars are not very attractive, are not as roomy as the non-hybrids and they just don't have a lot of power.





But the pros outweigh the cons by far!





I have owned a Toyota Prius for almost two years. I had planned to make up the difference in cost in 2 years but after careful tracking of the dollars saved, through gas mileage alone, I did it in just over 12 months. I am averaging 47.68 miles per gallon! (This includes about equal time in city and highway miles.)





In addition, the federal government and some states now are giving tax refunds to hybrid owners. I am no tree hugger or anything-- I am just cheap, but if I can reduce my personal carbon emissions while saving a few bucks-- even better.





As far as the other cons: I know the battery thing is an issue, but most of the car manufacturers warranty all of the hybrid components for five years. My understanding is that they are working on more efficient ways of disposing of them in that time.





The power thing was a concern, but I got used to it quickly and there is, really, much more room that it looks like. Honestly, I don't care what it looks like, either. I'm much too old to worry about that.
Reply:Pro-saves you gas


Con-The batteries they have are like 5,000 dollars, so if you keep it long enough you might have to replace it.
Reply:Pros: they only make sense if you do mostly city driving. Great fuel economy in the city.





Cons: More expensive, batteries will have to be replaced within 5-10 years, highway fuel economy is no better than a conventional car.





Bottom line is, unless you do all your driving in the city, and never exceed 45 mph, you're better off getting a conventional small, fuel-efficient car.
Reply:they don's tell you this when you buy one, but the batteris are exremely toxic (not to the driver or passenger) and have HUGE disposal fees. and they also cost about $5000. this would be bad if they lasted longer than 3 years.





hole this helps, Austin
Reply:Pros: Better fuel economy, less polution, etc


Cons: Bad performance(sans lexus hybrids), higher initial cost
Reply:For most of them, no measurable advantage besides telling people you have one. They cost more, they cost more, they cost more, and they get like 5 mpg better than a "regular" car.
Reply:You'll save on gas and pollute the environment less. However, the initial cost of hybrids is still expensive and to recoup the cost and savings in gas, it will take a long time. There's a study out some where that if you buy a hybrid as opposed to a cheaper non-hybrid gas car, it'll take quite a few years to for the cost to be worth it.

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