Dick <LeadWinger> wrote:
> I don't think there is much to worry about. The hybrid Accord is
> unlike any other hybrid.

It is exactly like the other Honda hybrids, and unlike the Toyota and Ford
Hybrids.

> adds a very thin electric motor between the engine and transmission to
> assist the gasoline engine when it is called for (IMA). It's only
> 15 horsepower.

The Honda Civic and Honda Insight have the tiny electric motor
IMA sandwich. It's 13HP in the Civic. I think it's 10 in the Insight.

> In the meantime, the gasoline engine
> runs on 3 or 6 cylinders as the load requires. The Accord never runs
> on just the electric motor like other hybrids.

The Civic runs on one cylinder during deceleration. The gas engine is
running whenever you are moving in the Hondas. It runs most of the time in
my Ford, but not always.

> The nickle-metal hydride battery pack has an
> 8-year/80,000 mile warranty.

My 2003 Civic Hybrid has a 8/80 on the battery. My 2005 Ford Hybrid has
10/150 on the batteries and 8/100 on other Hybrid components, including
the CVT transmission. (California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Vermont.)

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5