j g asked: I am curious to know how much nickel is mined for the average hybrid car battery? I’ve heard hybrids toted as the solution, but nickel is a finite resource which must be mined. As I understand it the batteries are extremely heavy composed of mostly nickel.new site

Lizzy K asked: What car is good for converting to an electric car? I’m interested in a car that is lightweight, has a manual transmission, and has room for batteries. I’m trying to convert a gas car to an electric car, and I need one that is light, has manual transmission, room for batteries, etc, [...]

girle_girl_101 asked: I am thinking about getting a hyvrid car, but I heard that the bartteries in them that they run off of when they don’t use gas die fast, and they are really expensive to replace. I am wondering how long they do in fact last, years or miles, it’s all good. Thanks!movie reviews

LordBennett asked: They would be like wind turbines, maybe down near the blinkers, so that when you drive, the air goes through then and recharges the batteries of a hybrid or electic car. Think it’s feasible?new site

Adams Chick asked: I had a friend recently tell me that when the batteries are no longer good in the new hybrid that disposing of them actually does more harm then using the cars. Any info about this?term insurance

X X asked: How long do these Hybrid batteries last? What are the warranties on them & etc.? How often should they be replaced or maintenanced? (Located in California, if that affects your answers) Okay, in the “rare occurence” of a failed hybrid battery, how much would the battery replacement cost?QUE?

ladyofhoward asked: I have heard that the batteries in hybrid vehicles last for about 100K miles. I am concerned with how, or what happens to the old batteries. Are they recycled, and how are they recycled. Is it good for the enviornment. Might I, and the enviorment, be better off purchasing a non-hybrid vehicle?filipino dating

misties2003 asked: and the electric (electrolysis) produced by coal/oil/nuclear/etc why not just have electric cars with a nice clean electric motor. Batteries could be swapped at petrol stations so no need to wait. Electricity also comes from solar. I think industry is tooled up for the internal combustion engine petrol or hydrogen and are unwilling [...]

HiFlyer asked: I am considering buying a Prius. I don’t mind paying the extra cost over a car the same size when buying one. However, even though the gas mileage and cost saving is a great plus, will the eventual cost of replacing the batteries negate the gas saving costs.proxyservers

Phil asked: If we’re talking about conventional electric cars that have to be plugged in, you have to consider how that electricity is being generated. The majority of power plants in this country are COAL-POWERED. If we all had electric cars, we wouldn’t have any exhaust coming out of the cars, but there would be [...]

Eric B asked: I bought a car from a lady I work with (it’s a 1999 Chevy Lumina), and I bought a carfax report after I bought it for fun to just see it’s history, and it turns out it was a rental car in Greensboro, NC for a year. Now, I will say this [...]