Toyota dismissed the concerns some people that hybrid car batteries will pollute the environment. Due to the fact that all the batteries can be recycled so it does not become harmful pollutants.

Toyota Prus and other Toyota hybrid cars use nickel-metal hydride batteries that can be used up to 10 years with the distance between 240.000km to 480.000km, depending on how to drive a car. That figure is well above the California Air Resources Board regulations. Renowned institutions in merili strict environmental regulations that set a number 240.000km. “It’s not a magic number for us,” said Gary Smith, Toyota corporate manager of product quality and service support, Toyota Motor Sales USA Plastic quoted news.

Currently most Toyota hybrid vehicle is approaching that figure, but is expected very soon the numbers will add up quickly. Currently about 500 units expired batteries every month. Toyota’s hybrid vehicles become very popular since the second generation Prius was launched in 2003. Which means the current number of Prius with higher mileage had enough. Currently more than 1.3 million units of the Toyota Hybrid milling in the United States alone.

When betray hybrid began to lose the ability to store electricity, lights in the instrument panel will light and the power delivered to the wheels began to shrink, said Smith. To facilitate the recycling process, each battery listed phone number to get information about the location and battery recycling process.