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      07-11-2017, 08:00 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by bimmer456 View Post
After 8 years, the battery costs $10-15K to replace, negating the cost saving of electric charging vs. gasoline or diesel. In the meantime, your battery is gradualy declining, losing power and range until it is deamed below acceptable standard per Tesla. The hybrid cars will likely still have a transmission unless they're like the konegsegg regera which I don't see happening soon.
This is basically a lie. There are plenty of gen1 Prius still strolling around with the original battery pack.
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