At 10:03 AM 8/26/02 -0500, you wrote:
>> SUV's Yada Yada Yada
>Anybody know the gas mileage specs of the Honda hybrid electrics off the
>top of their head?
>
>--Lawrence

In the Free and Independent Nation of California, Honda quotes:
50mpg/US$20K for the Civic.

My 2 cents: Civics are great cars. At todays gas prices, it's somewhat of a
wash.  That is, the extra cost for a hybrid Civic vs your guzzler.  On the
other hand, if gas prices should go up substantially, the hybrid would look
better by far.  If, if, if.

One thing that's an unknown to me is how long the battery (nimh) will
really last.  They told me something like 3 to 4 years and $1800
replacement cost.  This could well eat into the gas savings. My feeling on
the battery is that battery technology is marching along at a very fast
pace.  By five years from now, it may well be possible to get a battery
replacement that will last much longer than the original one. But, as you
know, ymmv.

Tom M.

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