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You've forgotten to factor in a few things. The hybrid will also get much better gas mileage in the typical commute, and decently better mileage even in pure highway driving. The efficiency benefit isn't just from being a plug in hybrid. You also save on maintenance. There aren't battery and...

The Explorer 3.0L V6 gets 18.6mpg while the hybrid gets 23.1mpg... About 25% more miles per gallon https://www.fuelly.com/car/ford/explorer?engineconfig_id=359&bodytype_id=&submodel_id= https://www.fuelly.com/car/ford/explorer?engineconfig_id=359&bodytype_id=&submodel_id=

The less gas you use, the less money you send to countries that aren't America

Hybrid cars have normal gas engines. You get nothing but benefits. Torque from 0rpm with no turbo lag, double the gas mileage in city driving which is similar to offroad, and I bet they'll set it up so you can run AC devices off the battery

Thanks for the calculations, that lays it out really well. Your savings would be even better in real life, because during a typical commute with traffic a Bronco isn't getting 20mpg, probably more like 15mpg!

I had a Ford C-Max hybrid and I would totally hold out for the hybrid version of either the Bronco or Bronco Sport. Hybrid has nothing but positives. You get much better gas mileage in typical commuting. My C-Max got 35mpg in urban Austin, while my Alltrack got 20mpg. Similar weight and...