Hi Terry, Prius cars are often a write off if the battery pack needs replacement due to an accident. I'd suggest one makes sure to have replacement value insurance. The carbon impact of a Prius has been compared to that of a Hummer. Unfortunate. At 11:28 AM 5/14/2008 -0400, you wrote: >> ...when you plug in your electric, you are simply transferring the carbon >> footprint to wherever the electricity is produced. > >Very true. But at least fuel for electricity from the power company is >domestically produces and is not oil (or at least most are not). And >emissions from point energy production can be much more easily controlled >and efficiency can more easily increased. > >> ...and have you checked out how much it will cost to replace those fancy >> Prius/etc. batteries? $1500/4000 used/new... > >The Prius has been produced since the late 1990s. To the best of my >knowledge, Toyota has yet to replace a single set of batteries. So >apparently the last a pretty long time and are pretty reliable. And then the >theory is that in some relatively short period of time, prices of batteries >will fall as production goes up - so presumably, when the time does come to >replace the batteries, they will be quite a bit more reasonable than they >are today. Theoretically. > >I haven't lost any sleep over it. > >Terry Farrell Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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