Lots of people hate Prii. Considering all of the vehicles on the road that are unnecessarily large and powerful, it seems like making a statement is more important than their bank statement. There are other hybrids, but whenever I did the ROI calculations for adding the hybridization, it took a ridiculous number of years. I used to read that it cost $4,000 more. Forbes says $3,000, and most hybrids cost more to own than their gas-only counterpart.
I hope the Lexus LS 600L would not be under consideration, that uses hybridization for speed, with only token fuel economy improvement, but costs $118,537 to own over five years, while the gas-only version would be $90,359. It "would take an owner – and his or her descendants – 151 years to recoup the added up-front cost entirely at the fuel pump."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorz.../#17be6e865d7c
According to Vincentric, only the Toyota Prius C and the Ford Fusion Hybrid save over five years, by roughly one percent each.
As long as the interest rate is at least 1%, I think it makes more sense to purchase the gas equivalent, and pay it off a little sooner. Since there are not non-hybrid versions of the Prii, they compare the C to a Yaris, the " " to the Corolla, and the V also to the Corolla. If you prefer to compare the V to the Camry, the V has an estimated $33,532 cost to own over five years, $29,679 for the Corolla, and $30,361 for the Camry.
http://vincentric.com/Portals/0/Mark...ust%202016.pdf
They estimate fifteen thousand miles a year. I do not know how twenty-five thousand yearly would change that, 2/3rds more gas savings, but also a greater depreciation.
I made my own table based on their table:
