Wednesday 10 April 2013

Hybrid owners: still happy after 200K-300K miles (video)


Toyota Prius 1997–2003
Credit: Wikipedia


Despite the naysayers, maintenance costs for hybrids are falling & longevity, including the battery, is spectacular.

A few conversions of numbers quoted in the video:

207,739 miles = 334,323.5 km

40.4 mpg (US) = 48.5 mpg (UK) = 5.8 l/100 km.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078269_hybrid-owners-still-happy-after-200k-300k-miles

And here's another one:
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1060255_does-the-toyota-prius-hybrid-hold-up-consumer-reports-yes / hybrid battery petrol gas gasoline Toyota Prius miles carbon footprint NiMh nickel metal hydride replace replacement cost dust to rust life cycle imbedded cost embedded miles per gallon litres liters per 100 kilometers kilometres Toyota Prius 1st 2nd first second generation /

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