On what basis do you say that Prii batteries will need replacing?
And Toyota claims that not one has required a battery replacement due to malfunction or “wearing out.” The only replacement batteries sold–at the retail price of $3000–have been for cars that were involved in accidents. Toyota further claims that the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery packs used in all Prius models are expected to last the life of the car with very little to no degradation in power capability. There are Civic non-hybrid models as expensive as $20,710. Again using Consumer Reports as a guide, since they price similar option packages, the hybrid is $22,400 and the non-hybrid is $19,610. Stop comparing apples and oranges.
