25 Car With Mpg Good As Hybrids

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Originally Posted by UberSilver

While your sooooo happy with the prius, lets not forget the extra 1/2 ton of toxic waste the earth needs to deal with, when I prius is wrecked.

This is something very few(if any)Prius owners every deal with or think about.

The Prius is loaded with toxic waste! And Prius owners are helping to pollute our planet, Just so they can feel warm and fuzzy about using less gasoline.

.....including the elephant in the room --- replacing the hybrid battery. A lady called into the nationally syndicated Car Pro radio show this last weekend wondering if she should trade in her Prius. Jerry said that dealers, when looking at the value of a Prius trade in, peg the life of the hybrid battery at about 150,000-160,000 miles in most climates (shaving a bit off that range if the car has 'lived' in extreme heat or extreme cold). He said that the replacement cost has been coming down, but that the current replacement cost is about $4,000 (sometimes a bit less).