Building A Greener Earth » Hybrid Vehicle http://www.buildingagreenerearth.com An Eco-Conscious Blog Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:44:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What happens to the batteries from hybrid vehicles when they “die?”? http://www.buildingagreenerearth.com/what-happens-to-the-batteries-from-hybrid-vehicles-when-they-die/ http://www.buildingagreenerearth.com/what-happens-to-the-batteries-from-hybrid-vehicles-when-they-die/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.buildingagreenerearth.com/?p=2870 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?

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