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The cost of gasoline has many folks going into "sticker shock." Here is a quick comparative to help you understand how a new more fuel-efficient car might save you money. You can DOWNLOAD this spreadsheet in Excel format to run your own calculations.
There is also a single vehicle and fleet Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) calculator available from the U.S. Department of Energy. This is a pretty sophisticated calculator...but it gives a lot of information!
Make of
Car |
Miles per Year |
$ per Gallon |
EPA MPG New Car |
EPA MPG Old Car |
Gallons per Year
NC |
Gallons per Year
OC |
Gas Cost New Car |
Gas Cost Old Car |
Savings Per Year |
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5 year savings |
Corolla |
17000 |
$3.00 |
30 |
15 |
566.67 |
1133.33 |
$1,700.00 |
$3,400.00 |
$1,700.00 |
|
$8,500.00 |
Malibu |
17000 |
$3.00 |
24 |
15 |
708.33 |
1133.33 |
$2,125.00 |
$3,400.00 |
$1,275.00 |
|
$6,375.00 |
Prius |
17000 |
$3.00 |
55 |
15 |
309.09 |
1133.33 |
$927.27 |
$3,400.00 |
$2,472.73 |
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$12,363.64 |
Mazda 3 |
17000 |
$3.00 |
25 |
15 |
680.00 |
1133.33 |
$2,040.00 |
$3,400.00 |
$1,360.00 |
|
$6,800.00 |
Focus |
17000 |
$3.00 |
26 |
15 |
653.85 |
1133.33 |
$1,961.54 |
$3,400.00 |
$1,438.46 |
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$7,192.31 |
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Corolla |
17000 |
$3.50 |
30 |
15 |
566.67 |
1133.33 |
$1,983.33 |
$3,966.67 |
$1,983.33 |
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$9,916.67 |
Malibu |
17000 |
$3.50 |
24 |
15 |
708.33 |
1133.33 |
$2,479.17 |
$3,966.67 |
$1,487.50 |
|
$7,437.50 |
Prius |
17000 |
$3.50 |
55 |
15 |
309.09 |
1133.33 |
$1,081.82 |
$3,966.67 |
$2,884.85 |
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$14,424.24 |
Mazda 3 |
17000 |
$3.50 |
25 |
15 |
680.00 |
1133.33 |
$2,380.00 |
$3,966.67 |
$1,586.67 |
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$7,933.33 |
Focus |
17000 |
$3.50 |
26 |
15 |
653.85 |
1133.33 |
$2,288.46 |
$3,966.67 |
$1,678.21 |
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$8,391.03 |
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Corolla |
17000 |
$4.00 |
30 |
15 |
566.67 |
1133.33 |
$2,266.67 |
$4,533.33 |
$2,266.67 |
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$11,333.33 |
Malibu |
17000 |
$4.00 |
24 |
15 |
708.33 |
1133.33 |
$2,833.33 |
$4,533.33 |
$1,700.00 |
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$8,500.00 |
Prius |
17000 |
$4.00 |
55 |
15 |
309.09 |
1133.33 |
$1,236.36 |
$4,533.33 |
$3,296.97 |
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$16,484.85 |
Mazda 3 |
17000 |
$4.00 |
25 |
15 |
680.00 |
1133.33 |
$2,720.00 |
$4,533.33 |
$1,813.33 |
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$9,066.67 |
Focus |
17000 |
$4.00 |
26 |
15 |
653.85 |
1133.33 |
$2,615.38 |
$4,533.33 |
$1,917.95 |
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$9,589.74 |
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