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Re:Certified Pre-owned Teslas for Less Than $40K USD by mowenz on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @02:49AM (#14504196)
At 60 and above, isn't the Prius a gas-only car with some energy recovery in the brakes?

It seems battery life would vary tremendously based on how it was used.

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Re:Certified Pre-owned Teslas for Less Than $40K USD by r00fus on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @11:07AM (#14507038)
I have owned a Prius for 12 years and the thing still got 50mpg - it had about 130k miles on it.

For all intents and purposes it was about as good as when I bought it.

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Re:Certified Pre-owned Teslas for Less Than $40K USD by mowenz on Sunday June 11, 2017 @08:07AM (#14531646)
It seems they should get to impressive mileage numbers reliably if used mostly for long-distance commuting. Electric motors during city-driving (traditionally where most engine wear takes place), and gas on the highway, where an ICE can basically run forever w/ proper maintenance.
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