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Don't forget to put into the equation the environmental saving and
tree hugging fill-good. What I'm getting to is that the new type of cars should be priced on a national level (reducing buyer's tax) which is a political issue. Simple beans counting will not favor them at all. According to Nadav, his yaris puts 5.2L/100km. We have a 2009 Ford Mondeo which we drive as it goes (i.e. pedal to the metal) and the trunk is always full with junk and it gives about 11L/100km, mainly in the city. Comparing 11/100 to 5/100, the big saving is 780nis per month (7.8nis/1L) based on 20,000km yearly. What I'm getting to, is that fuel consumption shouldn't be your first consideration. First consideration is find a car which fits your needs. Moish On 16/09/2013
15:42, Nadav Har'El wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013, guy keren wrote about "Re: OT: Hybrid cars":regarding the hybrid toyota yaris - i've no idea, as i don't know anyone that owns this car.I had both a Toyota Prius and hybrid Yaris, and can share these numbers:I had a Chevrolet Cruze (a typical family-sized car) and was doing on my usual route (partly city, partly highway, partly climbing mountains, averaged over a few thousand kilometers) was 10.2L / 100km. When I switched to a Toyota Prius, on exactly the same route, my average went down to 5.6L / 100km. You can calculate yourself home much money this case save - likely not enough to justify the Prius's being 40,000 shekel more expensive then the Chevy. Then I switched routes (the new route includes more highway time), and got a new car, the tiny Nissan Micra Eco, which is known for its low fuel consumption for a non-hybrid car. This did on average (on the new route) 6.2L / 100km. Lastly, I switched to a hybrid Toyota Yaris, and got 5.2L / 100km. Conclusion? The hybrid Yaris is the most fuel-efficent car I ever owned. But the moeny saving - about 1L per 100km (or about 80 shekels per 1000km) will never repay the 30,000 shekels the Yaris costs more than the Micra. Of course, the Yaris is better than the Micra in almost every other thing (most importantly, in crash-test scores). -- Moish |
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