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Some folks seem unfamiliar with the costs and complications of creating and destroying (or 'recycling') lots of large batteries...
Cute Fuzzy Bunny said:Some folks seem unfamiliar with the costs and complications of creating and destroying (or 'recycling') lots of large batteries...
Cute Fuzzy Bunny said:Some folks seem unfamiliar with the costs and complications of creating and destroying (or 'recycling') lots of large batteries...
Cute Fuzzy Bunny said:Some folks seem unfamiliar with the costs and complications of creating and destroying (or 'recycling') lots of large batteries...
Rich_in_Tampa said:Time will tell, and the battery is warranted for 8 years, if I recall. My guess is that 5 years from now the market for 06 hybrids will be very weak with rapid technology advances, etc.
I've kept most of my vehicles 10-11 years so depreciation has not been an issue. But my current job is the first one I have ever had with more than a 6 mile commute so it seems a good fit; may get "better," alas, if oil becomes scarce for a while.
mathjak107 said:ooh yeah one thing no one mentioned is your on your own disposing of those batteries which are not the same as regular lead acid...its a big buck disposal fee and finding a company certified for those batteries is very difficult
I'd buy a used hybrid.mathjak107 said:imagine buying a used hybrid? that is like buying a used car knowing it will need a transmission ..the batteries cost about the same and are a given...ooh yeah one thing no one mentioned is your on your own disposing of those batteries which are not the same as regular lead acid...its a big buck disposal fee and finding a company certified for those batteries is very difficult