Electric/hybrid vehicles

[CharlesHarris]

The gas-electric hybrids have all kinds of safety issues to avoid responders from being electrocuted when extricating an accident victim. And when the battery bank finally needs replacement the costing of doing so is not for the faint of heart or wallet. My agency had several Toyota Prius hybrids for pool vehicles and while they may be more reliable now, the fleet cost to operate and maintain 50 vehicles for three years exceeded the fuel cost savings over the conventional gas compact sedans (Ford Taurus) which they replaced.