I’d rather see the gas engine as nothing but a glorified generator and have everything run off of electric rather than try to smash together two different drivetrains into some sort of franken-car like they are now.
It’s pretty dependent on driving conditions. If you do a lot of stop/start driving, they’ll die sooner. 75% of my miles are freeway driving since I have a bitch of a commute, so my battery is still okay. I’ll probably need to replace it in the next 40-50k miles
Toyota hybrids are the most common taxis in urban areas of the UK, they absolutely eat up miles with no issues. If “every hybrid has super pricey transmission/clutch issues” then cab companies with razor thin margins wouldn’t be using them, pretty simple logic
Cab companies can afford to hire a dedicated mechanic to handle those kinds of problems. That makes even more sense when you consider they purchase mostly similar models over the years. An individual finding a transmission problem will take it to somewhere that is likely inexperienced with those problems and they get overcharged as a result.
No issues with mine, but I have a standard trans. Electric motors in hybrids/EVs are practically zero maintenance, and they reduce the peak stress on the ICE, so you extend the life of your conventional power train components. Regenerative braking also majorly extends the life of your braking components.
hard pass on hybrids. Every hybrid I’ve known if has had super pricey transmission/clutch issues. I’ve had too much bad luck with them.
I would go full EV or full gasoline/diesel before going hybrid
Yup, it’s cramming two full systems and a not so simple transmission into one car. The great thing with EVs is the design simplicity.
I’d rather see the gas engine as nothing but a glorified generator and have everything run off of electric rather than try to smash together two different drivetrains into some sort of franken-car like they are now.
Interesting! It’s purely anecdotal, but I’m heading to 200k miles on my 2016 Prius and it has yet to need anything beyond maintenance.
I’ve heard the batteries need replacing around the time you have had the car. Is this not the case?
It’s pretty dependent on driving conditions. If you do a lot of stop/start driving, they’ll die sooner. 75% of my miles are freeway driving since I have a bitch of a commute, so my battery is still okay. I’ll probably need to replace it in the next 40-50k miles
Same. 2014 (I think) Prius and has been awesome. No issues, just regular serving.
Toyota hybrids are the most common taxis in urban areas of the UK, they absolutely eat up miles with no issues. If “every hybrid has super pricey transmission/clutch issues” then cab companies with razor thin margins wouldn’t be using them, pretty simple logic
Cab companies can afford to hire a dedicated mechanic to handle those kinds of problems. That makes even more sense when you consider they purchase mostly similar models over the years. An individual finding a transmission problem will take it to somewhere that is likely inexperienced with those problems and they get overcharged as a result.
I think hybrids have it the worst, twice as much mechanical systems where parts can fail.
No issues with mine, but I have a standard trans. Electric motors in hybrids/EVs are practically zero maintenance, and they reduce the peak stress on the ICE, so you extend the life of your conventional power train components. Regenerative braking also majorly extends the life of your braking components.