When I hear of Honda Insight owners having unusual electrical problems one of the first areas I check is the car’s ground straps. Nearly every high mile Honda  Insight that comes into the shop for the first time has at least one broken ground strap.

These wires are crucial to keeping the car’s electronics in good health. Without them all sort of electrical symptoms can occur.

The straps are made of copper and corrode over time, often from the inside out.  So although they look fine visually, when you give them a gentle tug they simply crumble apart.

The straps themselves cost about $10 apiece so it doesn’t cost much to keep the electrical gremlins at bay.

Over the past year, in addition to hybrid car repair, customers come to me looking to

Used Hybrid Cars

– SELL a used hybrid car

– BUY a used hybrid car

In the upcoming months I will have a page on this site with listings of hybrid cars to help connect buyers and sellers.

In the meantime, continue to let me know if you have a used hybrid for sale, or are looking for a used hybrid.

More than likely there is someone locally who has that Toyota Prius,  Honda Insight, or Honda Civic Hybrid you are looking for. Or wants to buy that hybrid you have for sale.

As much as I love hybrids, I am also a big fan of electric cars like Tesla. While perusing some hybrid battery news I found that Tesla is planning to put a supercharger in Madison at East Towne this fall. Looks like it will be in the parking lot in front of the Mall, close to the bus stop near Independence Lane.

Here is a link to Tesla’s Supercharger plans.