Matty F wrote:

On Sep 16, 8:45 pm, Huge wrote:
On 2007-09-16, Matty F wrote:

In addition if the batteries can be charged overnight, I won't need to
use *any* petrol at all for most of my driving.

... showing a deep and fundamental misunderstanding of the concept of "total
cost of ownership", particularly from the environmental point of view.

I'm talking about "my driving" in New Zealand where the majority of
electric power is generated from rivers and wind and geothermal
energy.

You are still ignoring TCO, because the batteries etc are not a
zero-cost option either in terms of cash or in terms of environmental
damage. Indeed current mutterings about Prius battery life leave a
suspicion that the battery issue will become very apparent within a few
years.