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Jeff Wisnia wrote:

I've had much the same thoughts about the payback on buying a new hybrid
automobile, given that I only drive about 6K miles a year these days.

The problem with hybrids will be the same with the electrics; in 5 years
they will need a new battery, and the cost will exceed the value of the
car, if a replacement is availiable at all. The initial cost is
subsidized, replacement cost will not be,

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