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Originally Posted by zamler
BS. All vehicles are tested using the same conditions. The best hybrids run very very clean, far and above the average car.
More BS. The materials used in the batteries are the SAME materials used in other cars as well, including chrome trim, the frame etc. For example, the amount of nickel in a Prius NiMH battery pack is about the same as what an average SUV contains in the frame and base structure. A large SUV with a lot of trim etc. will contain significantly more nickel.
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That comparison makes no sense.
You're comparing a Prius NiMH battery pack to a SUV. WTF?
Shouldn't you be comparing the cost of a SUV Hybrid vs a regular SUV? So the frame/structure is the same? But now you're doubling the amount of nickel because of the battery? But that's only for a Prius battery pack.
OR
Compare the prius to another compact car instead of a SUV?
Anyways, I'm open to the hybrid technology, and from what I gather so far
Hybrids cost more to make in terms of money/environment wise
BUT over the "long" run or "lifetime of the car", they do less damage then a conventional car.
However, what's "long"? and what's "lifetime of the car"? Are we talking 5 years? Are we talking 10 years?