To: John Jamieson
I can't play your game by discussing a 5-year old article.
Most critics don't have a clue what they're talking about.
How many "D" size batteries do you think a teenager goes through simply for entertainment in 10 years?
150?
That the size and number of "cells" in my 2003 Prius.
The current cost of replacement is 60% less than the numbers listed in the article, and dropping.
Time to stop being silly.
72 posted on
08/14/2005 4:15:44 PM PDT by
Publius6961
(Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
To: Publius6961
Well my most recent catalog is actually expired in June 2005, but Panasonic NMH D cells 6.5ah are listed at $1500 per 100 or $1524.00 per 100 for the solder tab version. Toyota is also going to charge for their neat battery pack and they will probably insist on a profit.
I don't let my kids play with these batteries.
80 posted on
08/14/2005 4:28:40 PM PDT by
John Jamieson
(Hybrids are a highway around CAFE, that's all they're good for.)
To: Publius6961
Oh! You also seem to own 228 of these cheap little batteries, not 150. $4,000 sounds like a good replacement cost to me.
81 posted on
08/14/2005 4:39:51 PM PDT by
John Jamieson
(Hybrids are a highway around CAFE, that's all they're good for.)
To: Publius6961
"Nearly 500 Australians had bought the hybrid sedan by September 2003"
I say the article can't be 2 years old, but I couldn't find an exact date.
85 posted on
08/14/2005 4:52:20 PM PDT by
John Jamieson
(Hybrids are a highway around CAFE, that's all they're good for.)
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