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[Don]

Hi Terry,

Prius cars are often a write off if the battery pack needs replacement due
to an accident. I'd suggest one makes sure to have replacement value
insurance.

The carbon impact of a Prius has been compared to that of a Hummer.
Unfortunate.

At 11:28 AM 5/14/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>> ...when you plug in your electric, you are simply transferring the carbon 
>> footprint to wherever the electricity is produced.
>
>Very true. But at least fuel for electricity from the power company is 
>domestically produces and is not oil (or at least most are not). And 
>emissions from point energy production can be much more easily controlled 
>and efficiency can more easily increased.
>
>> ...and have you checked out how much it will cost to replace those fancy 
>> Prius/etc. batteries?  $1500/4000 used/new...
>
>The Prius has been produced since the late 1990s. To the best of my 
>knowledge, Toyota has yet to replace a single set of batteries. So 
>apparently the last a pretty long time and are pretty reliable. And then the 
>theory is that in some relatively short period of time, prices of batteries 
>will fall as production goes up - so presumably, when the time does come to 
>replace the batteries, they will be quite a bit more reasonable than they 
>are today. Theoretically.
>
>I haven't lost any sleep over it.
>
>Terry Farrell
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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