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Old 03-21-2015, 01:08 PM   #248 (permalink)
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Hey ho. If a few thousand Prii (out of 4.8 million) needed new hybrid batteries that is a failure rate of 0.04 %.
It may well be the most reliable component of the whole car!

If a new battery is, say, $3000 the average owner will have to spend 0.04 % of that on replacing batteries.
That is $1.20.
If it was not covered by warranty anyway.
It is a risk - but a very small one.

Chances are the hybrid system will save you one or two brake pad renewals.
The 99,96% of Prius owners that will not have to change the battery all benefit from that.
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