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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
Hybrids are years away from being economical. What that article does not reveal is that hybrids require their battery units to be replaced every 18-24 months (its the same with all rechargable products) and that is expensive as hell. Its a bigger problem where there temperature extremes, like here in Arizona where you'll get a couple years out of a standard car battery. The technology is promising, but they are still years away from having a product that is economically feasible.
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I saw a program about the movie about GMs Evo (I think that what its called) and the only maintance they required was a change of scrubers every 100,000 mi.
I am considering a VW TDi Jetta and using my Jeep for trips, camping and winter storms.