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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Even in cases when the battery lasts as long as the whole car, their disposal and subsequent recycling still require a large energy expense to ensure the safety of the operation...
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I'm not sure how this is relevant as it doesn't affect the lifetime running cost of the vehicle. Kind of like running an older, efficient diesel to save money, all the while murdering people with toxic "old diesel" smoke.
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Originally Posted by California98Civic
To me, that's not the life of the car. My civic has 203,000 right now, and I have no massive and expensive battery replacement on the near horizon (in addition to wear-out of the ICE parts that the Prius also has). Also, when you want to resell a Prius with 170,000 miles on it what would such data do to the resale value?
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Does any car have residual resale value at 170,000 miles? Not where I live. Anything over 120,000 miles is worth zip.