"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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T i m wrote:
4) Use you batteries (for a few hundred cycles and they need changing
= pollution).

And cost some 2000 quid.

My (very low tech) 8 x 6V Crompton semi-traction monoblocks were £800
20 years ago! ;-(

Lexus in the new RX400 use Nickel-metalhydride batteries with a 5 year
warranty and 2000 quid replacement cost.

The Lexus is a hybrid based on the Prius transmission. In the USA it is 10
years/100,000 miles on the batteries and transmission.