The total cost of ownership or the TCO per kilometer is around 13 rupees for both an electric and petrol powered vehicle. But what if the government chooses to give hybrids a similar incentive after seeing the impact on emissions? Well then the hybrid emerges as the clear winner. It's TCO falls to just 11 rupees per kilometer. That's quite something isn't it? Anyway bear in mind that no analysis is going to be perfect. We might suddenly unearth those rare materials and we might generate more electricity using weed or solar. All this might cut costs drastically. On the other hand the price of petrol might shoot up significantly so these calculations may not pan out exactly as the researchers