Most hybrids (at least prius) do not work with a bad battery as they need it to run the motor/transaxle and without it the car can't move at all. On a prius it takes the place of the alternator and also starts the engine when it is needed to kick in, so no battery = no go. Its lose-lose in my opinion. Way too complicated/too much environment damaging components/batteries for there to be any advantage. They also do way worse in the cold due to running the motor for warm-up and heat. A diesel will do good year round with no fancy batteries and computers/hybrid transaxles.

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