Skeptics Be Damned Ten Year Old Prius Models Are Actually Proving To Be Reliable

The roll-out of the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf electric cars in recent months has ignited a debate over this new technology.

Skeptics are posing questions about possible ghosts in the machine, wondering how long the batteries will perform at top level, worried about the length of the battery life, and want to know what it will cost to replace a battery if required.

If those questions sound familiar, it's because skeptics were asking the same kinds of questions about hybrid-car technology almost 11 years ago, when the Toyota Prius was making its debut in the U.S. market.



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Hoorayforpeepee - 3/30/2011 12:43:50 PM

+6 Boost

I had a co-worker with an early Prius he got for 8000$ a while back which was modded with the 5000$ EV package from VTO, the car looks horrible but he spent 11K overall on a car with a 30 mile ev only Plug-In system, the joke is on us folks ...

Willis - 3/31/2011 11:36:24 AM

+1 Boost

I know several people with the Ranger Rovers, and they all love them.