That's 1/2 the estimated life of the hybrid. They're rated to last about 100,000 miles compare that to the expected life of a moderately priced gasoline drive train, which is in most Japanese cars is 300,000 miles and most American cars 250,000 miles.
Kenneth Waller wrote: >>In the Ford/Mercury line, the hybrid drive train costs about the same >>amount extra as a diesel drive train (not necessarily in the same model) >>... about $5k over the same vehicle with a pure-gasoline drive train. >> >> > >At $3.00/gal & 30 mpg that looks like 50,000mile of driving. > >Kenneth Waller > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system > > > > >>Kenneth Waller wrote: >> >> >> >>>The extra cost I'm thinking about is the premium cost for the hybrid >>>drivetrain over a similar sized vehicle. >>> >>>In the hybrid Escape, for example, the cost over a similar non hybrid >>>Escape >>>is in the range of several thousand $. Well worth the money if you're >>>mostly >>>in city traffic, more of a questionable worth for mostly highway driving. >>> >>> >>In the Ford/Mercury line, the hybrid drive train costs about the same >>amount extra as a diesel drive train (not necessarily in the same model) >>... about $5k over the same vehicle with a pure-gasoline drive train. >> >>-- >>Thanks, >>DougF (KG4LMZ) >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
