I have been reading a lot of articles about the rechargeable batteries that are in hybrid cars. Many people state that they have a 7-10 year life and that replacing them will cost several thousand dollars.

Is this a true statement? Have not tried to see what the batteries cost, but they can't last forever and I have been wondering if there will be a huge cost for me down the road as I keep my cars for a long time.

This would obviously affect resale value because nobody would want to buy a car that will need new rechargeable batteries in the near future.

Am I way off base here?? Are we going to see a lot of HAH owners looking for batteries in 7 or so years??

I have a 2005 HAH (no NAVI) by the way - love the car as well!

Thanks in advance for the help.