Transportation

Hybrid Cars
Costs - Honda Civic:

Model	Regular	Hybrid	Difference
annual fuel cost	$1,164	$ 768	-$396/yr.
car price	$15,010	$22,600
Tax Credit	0	$2,100
Net	$15,010	$20,500	+$5,490

Payback = 14 yrs.

The Greenest Vehicles of 2007 GreenerCars.com Make and Model Specifications a Emission Standard b MPG: City MPG: Hwy Green Score HONDA CIVIC GX 1.8L 4, auto [CNG] c Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV 28 39 57 TOYOTA PRIUS 1.5L 4, auto CVT Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV 60 51 55 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 1.3L 4, auto CVT Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV 49 51 53 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID 2.5L 4, auto CVT PZEV 42 36 48 TOYOTA YARIS 1.5L 4, manual Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II 34 40 47 TOYOTA COROLLA 1.8L 4, manual Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II 32 41 46 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2.4L 4, auto CVT Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV 40 38 46 HONDA FIT 1.5L 4, manual Tier 2 bin 5 / LEV II 33 38 45 KIA RIO / RIO 5 1.6L 4, manual Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II 32 35 45 HYUNDAI ACCENT 1.6L 4, manual Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II 32 35 45 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2.0L 4, auto PZEV 28 36 45 HONDA CIVIC 1.8L 4, auto Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II 30 40 44 [CNG] denotes compressed natural gas fuel. "auto CVT" denotes continuously variable automatic transmission. a Certain other configurations of these models (with different transmissions or meeting different emission standards) score nearly as well. b A listing with two emission standards (e.g., Tier 2 bin 2/ PZEV) denotes a single vehicle carrying both a Federal and California emission certification. Green Scores for such listings reflect the cleaner of the two certifications. c Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fuel economy given in gasoline-equivalent miles per gallon.

See:
Train vs Plane vs Car (Costs/Time/Safety/Polution)

Books:
ÒThe Hype About Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate,Ó, Joseph J. Romm