Hybids not answer to high mpg

So far the batteries are holding up just fine according to Toyota, when they
fail their parts can be recycled, and it is likely that prices for the
batteries will be much lower by the time the warranties are over.


"Bill Putney" > wrote in message
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> Marc wrote:
>
>> Batteries are expected to have a useful life of 8+ years and the
>> manufacturers are not concerned with the car's usefulness beyond the
>> batteries' warranty period.
>
> So the whole car is supposed to be scrapped after 8 years? Hmmm - for
> those whose reason for excitment for the hybrids is "the environment", did
> anybody do an impact analysis on the environment of that kind of
> entire-vehicle life cycle?
>
> Bill Putney
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