the reality is you have taken a older reliable low maintenance engine you saved out of a 30 year old car that will last an incredibly long time, and repowered your vehicle with it.

She has jumped on the band wagon, swallowed car company environmental propaganda whole about how great her hybrid is, and probably has no idea of the environmental impact of battery maintenance, and other complex features of her car.
It has been my experience that people are surprisingly uninformed about total impact of a vehicle including manufacturing processes and rare materials, not just their economy and stickers.

Meanwhile, you can start your truck with one battery, remove it, and use it for something else while the engine continues to run. Your truck in current form given regular maintenance will last a lot longer than her much more susceptible to age newer hybrid.

Not that I don't like the prius, I think its a spectacular idea and design, and I like the latest body style as well, but I am bothered by the mentality that seems to overcome owners of them.
South park did it best with the smug factor episode

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