Re:Electric Vehicles’ Day Will Come, and It Might Come Suddenly
by justinph on Saturday September 01, 2018 @08:35PM
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Depends a lot on the hybrid. Prius is the most reliable car you can buy. When I sold mine at 130k miles, it still had the original brake pads. You are right about the jack of all trades, and IMHO that's a good thing.
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Re:Electric Vehicles’ Day Will Come, and It Might Come Suddenly
by ansible on Saturday September 01, 2018 @09:39PM
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The hybrid transaxle on the Prius is a technological marvel.
While the transaxle and battery pack add their own significant costs, complexity, and failure modes, they also eliminate a lot of the components on a conventional gas engine vehicle.
In my area, it is common to see a lot of hybrids used as taxis. Some of the older ones I see likely have 500k miles.