Hybrid cars hold their value, proven again

You already know you’ll save gas by driving a hybrid, and nobody expects gas prices to drop dramatically soon. Of course, a hybrid car tends to cost more upfront than a similar non-hybrid version. Some citizens say you won’t really save in the long-run considering of that.

But the smart folks at the Rocky Mountain Institute crunched the numbers and proved that a Toyota Prius holds its value by three years and saves sufficient in gas to be less expensive than either

a non-hybrid Honda Accord or Civic.

Now the car fans at Eco-Modder did their own math and — no surprise — proved the same thing, just with more cars.

Using good, old Kelly Blue Book prices, Eco-Modder compared four popular family vehicles: Ford F150 pickup truck, Honda Civic sedan, Toyota Prius sedan, and [...]

Orginal post by Trystan L. Bass