Toyota working on Yaris Hybrid

[nemelek]

Doing some simple math and making some basic assumptions the hybrid Yaris wouldn't work for me. The hybrid would be 6,000 to 7,000 more than the same non-hybrid car. I drive 10,000 miles a year. In 10 years 100,000 miles at 40 mpg I would use 2,500 gallons of gas for the yaris I have now. 50 mpg for the hybrid I would use 2,000 gallons. The 500gallons saved at 3/gallon would save me $1,500 in fuel. If the hybrid got 100 mpg it would take 20 years for me to recoup the price difference.