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Hybrid Cars: By the Numbers
- 16,000 lbs.: Amount of money the average driver saves per year from buying a hybrid car.
- $3,750: Amount of money you save per year from buying a hybrid.
- 22: Number of hybrid vehicles on the market that have a lower total cost of ownership than their conventional counterparts over a five year/70,000 mile period.
- $13,408: Amount of money the Toyota Prius saves consumers over a similar-size sedan that is not a hybrid.
- 40 mpg: Average fuel efficiency of new vehicles by 2020 that manufactuerers currently have the techonology to create by improving conventional engines.
- 2010: Year Federal tax credits on hybrids are available until.
- 60 mpg: Fuel efficiency of the 2007 Toyota Prius sedan in city driving as rated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- 50 mpg: Average fuel efficiency of the hybrid version of the Honda Civic.
SOURCES: NRDC, StopGlobalWarming.org, TreeHugger.com
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