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Buyer's Guide

Learn about the way hybrid cars combine the use of gasoline and electric power for greater efficiency on the road.

Input the percentage of miles you drive on average.
"Stop and Go Traffic" (city driving, congested highway driving...) %
"Open Road Traffic" (free-flowing highway, rural roads...) %

About how many miles do you drive your vehicle in a year?
miles

How much do you pay for gas?
(please include dollars and cents separated by decimal point, e.g. "2.25")
$ /gallon

About how long do you usually own your vehicle?
years

Where do you live?

What size of vehicle are you interested in?

Compact Car

Honda Civic Hybrid Gen. 1 (Automatic)
Honda Civic Hybrid Gen. 1 (Manual)
Honda Civic Hybrid Gen. 2
Toyota Prius Gen. 1

Compact SUV

Ford Escape Hybrid
Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Large Car

Lexus LS 600hL

Midsize Car

Honda Accord Hybrid
Nissan Altima Hybrid
Toyota Camry Hybrid
Lexus GS 450h
Toyota Prius Gen. 2

Midsize SUV

Toyota Highlander
Lexus RX 400h

Two Seater

Honda Insight (Automatic)
Honda Insight (Manual)

Minivan

No hybrids currently available. Go to the ACEEE Green Book if you would like to find the most fuel-efficient models currently on the market.

Pickup Truck

No hybrids currently available. Go to the ACEEE Green Book if you would like to find the most fuel-efficient models currently on the market. Also note that the so-called Chevrolet "Silverado Hybrid" and GMC "Sierra Hybrid" are hybrids in name only. For more details, please see our Hybrid Watchdog.

Notes:

1. The Toyota Prius Gen. 1 is the debut Prius from 2003. Toyota substantially redesigned the Prius for the 2004 Model Year ("Prius Gen. 2"), which appears under Midsize cars.
2. The Honda Civic Hybrid was redesigned for the 2006 Model Year.

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