In article <5e4c628e.0405221104.275bd313@posting.google.com >,
matthew@lasarletter.com (Matthew Lasar) wrote:

> I really want to buy a Honda Civic Hybrid, but I'm scared. The dealer
> I spoke with yesterday said that you get an eight year warranty on the
> electric motor battery in a Honda Hybrid. But what if the battery
> fails after eight years? Suppliers I spoke with said new batteries for
> the vehicle in question cost six thousand dollars! Does anybody really
> know how long these batteries will last? Am I taking a substantial
> risk by buying a hybrid car?
>
> Any and all observations welcome. Matthew

Do they still make the HX?

My guess is that the hybrid battery pack won't cost very much in 8
years. It's going to be old technology. With any luck, we'll have
automotive fuel cells in 10 years so we can stop with all the internal
combustion engine milage and emissions tricks.