Does it make sense to buy costly hybrid vehicles?

For many people, purchasing a locally produced petrol and diesel-powered vehicle will remain a gigantic task in future due to their skyrocketing prices and unattractive car leasing options. In this scenario, what does the future of locally assembled hybrid electric vehicles hold as one assembler has already launched a hybrid SUV while another is gearing up to roll out soon? Does it make sense to buy a Pakistani-assembled pricy hybrid vehicle keeping in view its fuel-saving aspects in comparison to petrol or diesel-driven vehicles? High-interest rates, curbs on auto financing, steep fall in sales and restrictions on imports of parts and kits by the Central Bank in the last eight months have already led to frequent auto plant shutdowns, thus rendering thousands of people jobless in the vending industries, mainly. Moreover, the sale of vehicles through bank financing may shrink further due to another interest rate hike in the first week of April. The anxiety level of existing assemblers is rising day by day due to unpredictable political and economic situations whose repercussions are now visible in many industries, especially in the auto and textile sectors. However, vehicle assemblers are not missing any chance to increase prices on exchange rate parity.