Before You Buy A Hybrid, Take A Look At This..

[DougGuy]

No words are needed!

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[kbstenberg]

I had my civic for 10 years. Then my daughter had it for 3 and no battery problems at all.

[Handloader109]

Been called fake, but at least on site has stated that these batteries are 10k to 30k.. . So, no ain't buying a volt, which is 100% battery. Not hybrid.

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[contender1]

No matter if this is a fake or not,, it's the direction the stupid green weenie types want us to go. Just look at what Commiefornia's government just did. Passing a law forbidding any new, all gasoline powered vehicles by 2035.
And I also ask the question; "Where will they get all the electricity to charge such things when they already have power grid issues & often have blackouts?"

STUPIDITY!!!!!!

[Baltimoreed]

But just think, the air will be so much cleaner as they sit around outside waiting for their part of the grid to get turned on for a while. I like hydrogen but don’t we need hydrogen filling stations too?

[Dusty Bannister]

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/08...nt-could-cost/

[white eagle]

No matter if this is a fake or not,, it's the direction the stupid green weenie types want us to go. Just look at what Commiefornia's government just did. Passing a law forbidding any new, all gasoline powered vehicles by 2035.
And I also ask the question; "Where will they get all the electricity to charge such things when they already have power grid issues & often have blackouts?"

STUPIDITY!!!!!!

Just think when all the people in Commiefornia all plug their cars in at night to recharge them the power will crash and they won't make it to work in the morning
their solar windmills just aint going to cut it
best of luck to ya
I would rather buy Texas gasoline than a Chinese battery

[quilbilly]

Recently our local PUD sent out a newsletter with the time it takes to charge an electric vehicle depending on the type of charging apparatus. There are no "super fast" fast charging stations in this area and the nearest large grocery store is a 45 mile round trip. For us to get to the grocery store for food wee don't already grow or harvest, it would take a full day to charge the car. As for hydrogen, it is the future and the technology is evolving fast. There is testing going on in the UK using some sort of iron that produces hydrogen quickly and inexpensively on a small scale so far. Hopefully it will prove out.

[kens]

how much does it cost to get rid of the old batteries.
that $29k quote was just the battery, how you get rid of the old one?
Old batteries are a haz-mat, right??

[john.k]

The battery has copper and nickle salvage value.......the big fuss about lithium ,this is dumped to landfill with the carbon mat ..........incidentally,if you watch the utubes ,the battery is generally repairable for around $1500 by replacing the failed components.......but none of the car makers will sell the components......the makers comment being "we are the only ones qualified to replace the battery components,and we dont do it."

[imashooter2]

I’m sure you can get one from Pep Boys for only $20,000. Throw it in on a Saturday afternoon and put the old one out with your trash.

[rbuck351]

When you get to the point that some of the cells in a battery need replaced, they are all getting old and will need replaced before long.

[Four-Sixty]

I have seen where they are testing them. How these batteries are put together is so critical they do not patent the process as they want to protect their process as a trade secret.

I got reassigned, in part, cause I believe Electric Vehicles are going to be a disaster. I did not want to be part of it.

[Finster101]

That is fake. I replaced one Volt battery customer pay and the total ticket was a little over 15K but other work was performed as well. Roger Dean Chevrolet is about 15 minutes from my house.

[Finster101]

I’m sure you can get one from Pep Boys for only $20,000. Throw it in on a Saturday afternoon and put the old one out with your trash.

One of the many things that can kill you is 300 volts. Change it out at your own risk.

[jonp]

One of the many things that can kill you is 300 volts. Change it out at your own risk.

If your not living on the edge your taking up space

[jonp]

Wifes company is testing electric yard trucks. $300,000 each triple a diesel rig and few answers as to battery replacement cost. The sales guy couldn't even tell them the running cost. I had to look up the power to recharge plus current rates to extrapolate the coast figuring in the recharger cost etc. Not cheaper considering cost plus no onsite repairs. Plus, grid goes down how you going to charge it?

[nvbirdman]

I did the math. It is $0.42 per mile. gasoline at that price if you get 20mpg would cost $8.40 per gallon.

[elmacgyver0]

That is fake. I replaced one Volt battery customer pay and the total ticket was a little over 15K but other work was performed as well. Roger Dean Chevrolet is about 15 minutes from my house.

Now I feel a lot better.

[Finster101]

I did the math. It is $0.42 per mile. gasoline at that price if you get 20mpg would cost $8.40 per gallon.

Did you factor in that the Volt is a Hybrid and has a gas motor?