Cost of ownership is still higher with hybrids.
As long as that’s the case, that’s a deal breaker for me.
Huh... I just looked you can get a 2022 Prius for $23,000 with 40k miles in DFW today, you can form the same dealership get a 2022 Corolla the identical sized car for $22,000 a difference of 1,000. The Prius is going to save you 20+ mpg for every mile driven vs that Corolla in identical use. Over 100,000 miles that’s $2800 less in fuel for $2.77 a gallon today if it goes back to $3 that number goes up to $3100. Also factor in that you will never put brakes on a Prius they don’t use friction braking expect for panic braking 150,000 miles on the original pads is the norm. $1000 or more for a modern brake job if you don’t do it yourself but who has motor turning machines modern rotors are too thin to not turns or replace after the first set of pads this is not the 1970s anymore. Hybrids already make fiscal sense welcome to the 21st century.