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Originally Posted by Haku
I hope I am putting this in the right forum. However, if you are thinking about owning a hybrid, you might find this interesting. Not to mention the fact that they are currently not as cost-effective as a subcompact, cost more for regular maintanence, their rechargeable batteries will need to be replaced once or twice every ten years to the tune of thousands, AND it's a hazardous waste.
However, I do think it's long overdue to find some alternatives, and I'd love to see bio-diesel or ethanol based engines get adopted in subcompacts. |
Hybrid car are not going to save any money at all. But they do save gas and are at this point in time the most conveniently accessible environment friendly car around. So. On the overall batteries scale. I doubt that teh hybrid provide the bulk of toxic waste....
Ethanol takes more energy to produce than it provides.