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Hybrid Car Savings Calculator
By Dr. Ahmad Houri

Euro Arab Chair of Renewable Energy

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This calculator assists the consumer in the decision making process as far as the economics of hybrid cars are concerned and specifically for a particular model. It also assists the decision maker decide upon the most appropriate level of support, based on a pre-assigned payback period. It also informs the decision maker about gasoline and CO2 saved.
Consumer (Fill the white cells only)
     
Select hybrid Vehicle to buy Hybrid Fuel economy (L/100Km) Comparison car Comparison Fuel economy (L/100Km) Fuel consumption savings Km travelled per year Gasoline Price ($/L)
     
Hybrid car price ($)   Regular car Price ($)   Government Subsidy ($)  
     
     
     
Savings
     
Savings per year ($)   Payback period (yr)   10 year Life time savings  
     
           
     
Policy Maker
     
Annual results
Gasoline Saved (L)   CO2 emission avoided (Ton)   Equivalent Trees planted  
     
     
Insert desired payback period (yrs)   Car tax subsidy needed  
   
     
     
to email the author ahouri@lau.edu.lb  
Excel Setup assistant Laila Houri: lh24@aub.edu.lb  
     
Assumptions: 1 L of gasoline emits 2.4 kg of CO2; 4 trees absorb 1 ton of CO2  
Above car comparison is based on:  
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/  
http://www.nrel.gov/vehiclesandfuels/vsa/pdfs/42681.pdf