06-27-2025, 12:18 AM
(06-26-2025, 05:03 PM)special Wrote:(06-26-2025, 04:42 PM)Acer Wrote: In 2025, the hybrid is about $3000 more than the RAV4 ICE equivalent trimline. Using 2025 mpg ratings and MSRP and a steady $3.00 a gallon, you'll break even with fuel economy savings at around the 100,000 mile mark. YMMV.
Also less wear and tear on brakes.
Not to mention that if you get the Plug-in hybrid (aka PHEV), you'll get vastly more power and save a huge amount of engine wear and have virtually no wear and tear on the brakes. Of course, that requires a place to park it where you can easily plug it in. We bought one a few months ago and absolutely love the EV driving experience (quiet, smooth, an absolute rocketship off the line). Of course, that'll cost ya more than the regular hybrid but there is still a $6,500 rebate available for it that's based on the not yet cancelled Biden Infrastructure bill.
"Man is a little germ that lives on an unimportant rock ball that revolves about a small star at the outskirts of an ordinary galaxy. ... I am absolutely amazed to discover myself on this rock ball rotating around a spherical fire. It's a very odd situation. And the more I look at things I cannot get rid of the feeling that existence is quite weird. -- Alan Watts