LakeDude, VERY well done. Thanks. Lest anybody get the wrong idea -- I think hybrids are great, because my bottom line is to decrease fossil-fuel use AND protect the environment. But in *some* scenarios, if we are to ignore the ramifications of increased fuel consumption (!?!!) it is clearly possible to drive a conventional SULEV ICE car for less money than a hybrid.

I will only add that if the non-hybrids can be bought as less than msrp, that should be considered as well.