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Used Hybrid Market Soars

But buyers beware pricey replacement batteries in aging green cars

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted May 28, 2008 10:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – The rising price of gasoline has heated up the used hybrid market, leading Newsweek writer Keith Naughton to wonder about the staying-power of the pricey battery the part-electric cars run on. Initial fears that Prius batteries would die well before the expected life of the...   Read full story »

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