Reading that Toyota UK Members page is interesting, to put it mildly!
Toyota say that a hybrid car should be run for 1 hour per week to ensure the auxiliary battery doesn't go flat. Not always convenient to run a car for 1 hour/week, or connect a trickle charger if your parking spot doesn't have an electrical supply. Many moaning owners saying they have had countless flat batteries/starting issues and would not have bought the car had they known it requires this regime. It sure keeps the RAC/AA busy. And yet the cars still seem to feature highly in reliability tables?
Does the same apply to all hybrid cars? It really puts occasional drivers off these new-fangled electrical cars!
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