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Old 01-25-2009, 10:04 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Yeah, the battery packs in the Hybrids really do last forever, and manufacturers have been VERY compliant with replacing (and recycling) them. I can understand people being uneasy about hybrids years ago, but the Prius has been around for 11 years now! These things are not new and have shown themselves a worthy technology. Honda with the Insight II is showing us it can be an affordable option too. The main problem IMO is that the manufacturers are loading on every possible option and offering that as a base model! I don't need the million little gadgety features the Prius base model comes with, but I don't have a choice because its a standard feature.
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