Hybrid vehicles are considered a risky long-term purchase by some, with unknown reliability of hybrid batteries and worries of possible replacement costs. While those fears may be exaggerated ...

As one unnamed Honda executive told the Nikkei, "We hope that other automakers will use our IMA technologies. We want to set industry standards for hybrid technologies in the world's biggest car ...

The only issue if you buy one used is that you will have to spend several thousand dollars to replace the IMA battery pack at some point if the previous owner didn't do so. The 2005 Honda Civic ...