no American consumer has yet to pay for battery replacement

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Kevin Dougherty

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"But Honda’s Takemoto said no American consumer has yet to pay for a battery replacement on Honda’s oldest hybrid, the Insight. Some Insights have traveled 200,000 miles now, he said, and all batteries that have been replaced have been covered by warranty."

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#3 · Sep 19, 2005

ericbecky said:
He was originally quoted something like $8,200 to have the battery replaced, but later the price was reduced to $2,600 as a goodwill gesture from Honda.

The battery pack wasn't even $8,200 when the Insight first came out! It was more like $3,000.