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Several good points in this recent article. One notable point for me - “Yes, the plug-in hybrids or all-electric vehicles do cost more, but typically what the automakers have done is stagger their pricing, so that the high-end, all-gasoline version will be not too much less than the entry-level electric version,” Klippenstein said. “Almost no one really buys the bare-bones combustion version. And realizing that there’s a higher price point, automakers tend to stuff in more features for hybrids.”

Where you live and how much you drive may decide if hybrids are worth the cost – Coast Mountain News

We winter in Florida and I stopped to fill up our Odyssey yesterday at a new gas station that wasn't here last year. I was surprised that there were 5 fuel choices at each pump.
10% ethanol 87 octane @ $2.45
10% ethanol 89 octane @ $2.81
10% ethanol 91 octane @ $3.11
Straight 90 octane @ $3.15
Diesel @ $2.69

My daughter commented that she tried a tank of the Straight 90 octane in her Honda Element and it didn't seem to make a difference. I explained that it would probably only give her about 3% better mileage and for the higher price per gallon it wasn't worth it.

The biggest consumer was probably boaters as they have to pay upwards of $5/gallon at the dock for fuel. I would think that it is probably popular with motorcyclist and others like lawn mowing services that use small engines that don't take pleasure in rebuilding carburetors all the time.

I wish that they offered Straight 90 octane choice in Ohio as my Cub Cadet which I thought would burn almost anything runs rough...

We've been discussing hybrid vs PHEV vs BEV and here is an excellent Toyota hybrid example:


No, I'm not tempted as much as admire what Toyota has accomplished. It is a big car with ICE Camry mileage.

Bob Wilson