Cheap Replacement Batteries for Hybrids

They’re dishing about batteries over at Green Energy News.

The basic gist here is that Toyota and Honda have a reputation for making cars that, when cared for properly, can get upwards of 250k before giving up the ghost. Batteries may not last that long, and we’ll end up trashing cars that could have been kept on the road.

They also bring up an initiative by PA-based, Axion Power International, to develop less expensive replacement batteries … for now, limited to Honda models. That’s important, and you can bet I’ll be keeping an eye on it.

What I won’t be keeping track of are ways for you to drive a car to death. Especially not to your own. ;) Besides being unreliable, older cars’ worn components impact fuel efficiency and give off more pollution. As we’ve stated before, it’s better environmentally to buy a newer, more efficient model than to drive a car past it’s reasonable lifespan.