tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post4075003185941840761..comments2024-03-20T04:38:08.000-07:00Comments on SRTC Transportation Blog: Hybrid Cars May Not Be As Great For The Environment As We ThoughtSRTC Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post-38643484916493091482012-12-11T08:15:35.904-08:002012-12-11T08:15:35.904-08:0020 years?? Yeah, not worth the investment in my bo...20 years?? Yeah, not worth the investment in my book. Especially because they say the batteries in the hybrids are at least a couple thousand dollars to replace!SRTC Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712647581551158820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631817465149954711.post-60929315770724589022012-12-10T19:08:32.374-08:002012-12-10T19:08:32.374-08:00My dad was a mechanic and he was always against bu...My dad was a mechanic and he was always against buying a car with a huge motor to drive around town, the big cars are slow to warm up and short trips are very hard on the big motors, so I have a small car with a 4 cylinder engine that gets 30+ miles per gallon when I drive it some in town and some outside of town. I looked at the hybrids getting 40 miles per gallon and it would take me 20 years to get the extra cost out of a hybrid and that does not count anything for extra repairs on all the complicated machinery in a hybrid.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.com