General thoughts on Hybrids

time2roll wrote:

K3WE wrote:
SLIGHTLY off topic as I'm asking more about T(oad)Vs rather than T(ow)Vs.

Most important is how you going to pull the toad and that it is rated four-down if that is what you expect.

I think you will get more from a plug-in hybrid and my perception is Toyota has a superior system right now.

To be honest, we are TT folks and NOT looking for a true TOAD as much as our "normal car"...but knew the motorheads here would provide a few bits of insight.

I actually UNDERSTAND things just fine- but was after what I like to call "the intangibles"...

I learned that battery life (as in YEARS of life) is not much of an issue.

Aside from that- they are still more expensive (how much will vary), still provide markedly improved MPG in "city driving", and may have improved mechanical life due to the electrical stuff TENDING to be simpler than traditional transmissions and drive trains. (Not that the car, as a whole, is may be more complicated).

Thanks all, good discussion.