2. OBJECTIVE  DETERMINE THE EQUIVALENT COST OF A HYBRID CIVIC TO A PURE INTERNAL COMBUSTION HONDA CIVIC.  COMPARE HIGHWAY AND CITY MILEAGE RATIOS TO DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLE WOULD BE THE BEST ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE.

3. HYBRID/GASOLINE SCENARIO  FIVE MILEAGE RATIOS: 100% HIGHWAY 100% HIGHWAY 75% HIGHWAY 75% HIGHWAY 50% HIGHWAY 50% HIGHWAY 25% HIGHWAY 25% HIGHWAY 100% CITY 100% CITY  ASSUME 15,000 MILES PER YEAR

4. VARIABLES TO CONSIDER  EQUIVALENT WEIGHT AND ACCESSORIES  MONTHLY PAYMENTS  MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR COSTS  SALVAGE VALUES  GASOLINE PRICE INFLATION

5. COMPARISON METHODOLOGY 1. MONTHLY PAYMENT 2. INSURANCE + MAINTENANCE + REPAIRS 3. GALLONS TO MILEAGE RATIO 4. TOTAL COSTS, USE MARR, FIND PW 5. FIND EUC OF EACH DRIVETRAIN AND MILEAGE RATIO

11. RESOURCES  MILEAGE: EPA ESTIMATES EPA ESTIMATES  HONDA ESTIMATES: MSRP MSRP MAINTENANCE COSTS MAINTENANCE COSTS  YAHOO AUTOS: INSURANCE INSURANCE SALVAGE VALUES SALVAGE VALUES  FUEL COSTS: RANDOMUSELESS.INFO RANDOMUSELESS.INFO