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   From: bryangsimmons@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/13/2026 9:12 AM, Mars Sellus wrote:   
   > On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:29:28 -0600   
   > Bryan Simmons  wrote:   
   >   
   >> The ICE of a hybrid should almost never be stressed, so the engine   
   >> should last virtually forever, and oil changes could be infrequent.   
   >   
   > Less so the starter motor which has a regular and tough duty cycle.   
    >   
   Yes, ans the starter motor, though I would think that would only be used   
   when the car is stopped, or when the ICE is used for added acceleration   
   for a slow speed, but I don't know the workings of the system.   
   >   
   >> Change the coolant every ten years or so. Yeah, eventually they'll   
   >> need exhaust work. In the case of a PHEV, the engine is only   
   >> experiencing the wear of a backup generator.   
   >>   
   > Basically true.   
   >   
   If we ever inherit a bunch of money, maybe we'll get the Lexus PHEV, but   
   absent that unlikely event, or a wreck, I think we've got a lifetime   
   supply of cars.   
      
      
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