Prius ...Taxis driver reports 350,000 miles before hybrid battery replaced

[lovuian]

in the Houston Chronicle
Vancouver canada has replaced 80% of their taxis with hybrids
there are still 2007 Prius still running which have over 200,000 miles logged in

one Prius has 600,000 miles logged in and one hybrid battery replacement

Japan is one incredible country developing this technology
most of all government cars are hybrids in Vancouver they are called Green Cars

[drm604]

1. I'm wondering if parts for those cars are going to become difficult to get.

I have a hybrid myself and it's great but I'm concerned about the availability of parts with what's going on in Japan.

[MountainLaurel]

2. Coolness

We too have a 2007 Prius, but ours only has about 32K on it (I have a short commute, and we scooter/bike a lot of places).

[lovuian]

4. In Vancouver the word must be out they can't get enough

supply....I have a Highlander hybrid and love it
the great news is that the up keep on them is almost nothing according to the Taxis logs of Vancouver

this really is amazing news
So Japan is such an amazing people to have done this

Why haven't Americans gone Green more?

[MountainLaurel]

5. Ours has never had a problem

The only time it's needed anything but routine maintenance was when I was rear-ended in an accident. And that impressed the body shop because although the hatchback needed replaced, the rear battery made it through the accident with no problems.

[GodlessBiker]

3. I have a 2007 Prius with 75,000 miles. No problems with it, except that it was built by a fucking...

company that murdered people by not disclosing problems with cars when they knew they existed. Bastards.

Other than that, though, it's been a pretty good car. A consistent 49 mpg.

[demosincebirth]

6. All well and good, but do they seat five people comfortably?

[Festivito]

7. Well, if it is not comfortable enough for you, buy an Escalade hybrid.

Sheesh.

[SoCalDem]

8. Unless it's an "only" car, and the family includes large children/teens

most people never/rarely have to accommodate 5 people for very many trips. If you look at cars near you when you drive regularly, you'll probably notice that most cars have 1 or 2 people in them (unless you are near a high school right after school..:evilgrin:..)

The people who need to cart 5 people or more around regularly, are probably using a van or SUV, but for many many other people the back seat rarely gets used:)