Hybrid

Hybrid cars – are they really any good for the ‘normal’ driver?

Hybrid petrol/electric cars are going to be more and more popular now diesel is viewed as coming directly from Satan’s pit. Fully electric cars are OK if you are only doing 40 miles a day and never go much further, and they tend to cost a fair chunk more than their petrol or diesel counterparts. A Tesla will do 250 miles on a full charge, but they are BIG money. Hydrogen is a long way off. That just leaves petrol/electric hybrid as really one of the few ways left to go.

Leasing costs

The Auris Hybrid on a four year 6 + 47 lease on 10,000 miles a year start at just £235 plus VAT a month, compared to the 1.3 petrol Auris at £201 plus VAT on the same profile. The hybrid is in fact cheaper by about a fiver a month compared to the equivalent diesel version, which will be a trend we will see more often. The plug-in hybrid VW Golf starts at £328 plus VAT a month by comparison.