We currently live in Clearwater FL and it's heating up for summer already. Natalie commutes to and from the hospital about 3 miles away and works a 10 hour shift, therefore, the only time we run the AC is on the weekends on errands. I just drop the windows and open the sunroof to vent off the cabin heat (ours is black) and then roll em all up and use the AC low. we are comfortable and still manage respectable mileage.

We look at it like this; yeah we paid more for this than a non-hybrid but we are funding the technology for the future. More people ask us about hybrids than our cute puppy (peekachu). We are making a statement about the environment and how we are willing to invest in the planet. We could care less about the cost or mileage.