Originally Posted by rickholio

That $2k+ difference may not seem like much to you or me, but for the masses pulling down minimum wage or office-locked salary slaves that $200/month is the difference between fun and boredom; even between a full fridge and hunger. Considering the price premium between a hybrid and a non-hybrid isn't typically more than a few thousand at point of sale, it doesn't take long for the difference to be met by lower gas bills, and that premium is coming down all the time as more of them hit the roads.