The cost of hybrid repairs

[Javaman]

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/story/The-cost-of-hybrid-repairs/49422

Fleets adopting greener vehicles to cut their carbon emissions and reduce operating costs have been warned that hybrid vehicles could cost significantly more to repair then their petrol and diesel counterparts.

According to research carried out in the US, the Toyota Prius cost 8.4% more to repair than its petrol-powered counterparts, while hybrid vehicles in general averaged almost 4% more to repair.

However the findings have been refuted by Honda, which makes the new Insight hybrid.

The Insight costs no more to insure – it is group six – than equivalent C sector cars and, according to Honda tests, no more parts are damaged nor need replacing and there is no additional cost following a like-for-like crash.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. The question then becomes: Do they have to be repaired as often?

:think: