• tomalley8342@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Yes I understand, but the post said “Hybrids have all the downsides of both ICE and EV drivetrains and are much more expensive to own than either” and in my experience the hybrid car I owned was cheaper to own than the ICE car.

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      3 months ago

      This means you haven’t had to pay to repair both drive trains yet. Because 2 drivetrains are more expensive than 1 drivetrain.

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        3 months ago

        Based on what I see of other people’s priuses in this region, I expect the body will rust out before both drivetrains fail completely. So I am not too concerned about it.

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          3 months ago

          I can confirm nonplug hybrid toyotas being very reliable and having very low maintenance, contrary to the imho uninformed idea above. The savings on fuel are quite serious too - we get 4-5 liters per 100km even without paying too much attention to driving style. The battery is also still going strong after 14 years, btw.

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            3 months ago

            To add to everything else, the ICE is being used much more carefully, because it is most of the time helped by electric motors.