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Originally Posted by Tahoe_Hybrid
you will save 1/500th of a gallon of gas
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lol this is obviously not about gas, it's about making the car lighter and faster, and saving money on replacement batteries if you abuse your battery by leaving the car sitting around for long periods.
Porsche will charge you >1k for a lithium battery as an option. For a number of years now, there have been manganese doped LiFePO4 batteries that are up to the task, but only in warm weather.
Now that LTO is commonplace, even people in freezing cold areas can have a lightweight battery.