How much would a hybrid actually save?
Pick your current car, or leave it and we'll use a typical 26-mpg sedan.
1Which hybrida typical 45-mpg hybrid is assumed until you pick one
Any hybrid or plug-in hybrid model since 2011. The EPA supplies the figures.
2The honest linesinsurance and maintenance
Hybrids usually price close to their gas twin (sometimes a little more for the battery, sometimes nothing). Only a real quote settles it.
Hybrids brake less on the pads (regenerative braking does most of the work), but still carry two powertrains to service. Defaults follow AAA's Your Driving Costs averages; your service records beat ours.
3The receiptevery line, one year
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Not modeled: purchase price, depreciation, financing, resale. Running cost, not total cost of ownership. The federal hybrid tax credit ended with the clean-vehicle credit on September 30, 2025. Check your state's incentives for what's left, mostly aimed at plug-ins.