Janet Rafferty and Evan Peacock with their Honda Civic Hybrid.

The most obvious reason we love our Honda Civic Hybrid is the mileage. In the best conditions (e.g., when we don't have to run the air conditioner), we can get about 63 mpg. Over time, it averages out to about 47 mpg. We routinely get about 750 miles on a single tank of gas. There is no muss and fuss with the hybrid technology; the car drives like any other, does not require any special maintenance, plugging in, or anything like that. It is very quiet, which we like. It also uses far less oil than a standard automobile. It looks just like a regular Civic, and not like a spaceship. Besides the obvious savings in fuel costs, driving a hybrid makes us feel like we are doing our part to help reduce carbon emissions and dependence on oil.