I'm not sold on the battery/hybrid technology for my needs.  Sure it might be great for a "daily driver" for someone that lives in the city and doesn't do a lot of work/hauling with their vehicle.  To go to work, the grocery store, etc. within a relatively short area it might make sense, but for me personally it doesn't.

The other thing that isn't talked about much is maintenance and/or replacement of the batteries.  It is my understanding that the cost is pretty high when it comes to such things.

I'll stick with my "polluting" gas/diesel vehicles and tools and know that they are reliable and do what I need to do when I need to do it.

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