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A hybrid vehicle's high-voltage battery pack cells are sealed and protected by their metal battery cover. All high-voltage circuits and plugs for this system are marked, color-coded orange and posted with warnings to advise of their presence.
Honda took an early leadership role on hybrids, but hit a few bumps on the hybrid highway, especially after discontinuing the Honda Accord Hybrid and Honda Insight in 2006. The Accord Hybrid over-emphasized power instead of fuel economy, and the Insight was impractical as a two-seater.
Drivers passing by Greg Holman's GMC dealership outside Cincinnati likely can't help but notice the four-story mountain of boulders strewn with more than a dozen pickups and SUVs.
