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Old 03-02-2013, 08:44 PM   #113 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mechman600 View Post
Nothing. They last the life of the car:
Toyota Prius taxi tops 340,000mi, dispels battery myth
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Two of the older examples have managed a lifespan of 350,000km (218,000mi) and 550,000km (341,000mi) before needing replacement of their nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.
To me, that's not the life of the car. My civic has 203,000 right now, and I have no massive and expensive battery replacement on the near horizon (in addition to wear-out of the ICE parts that the Prius also has). Also, when you want to resell a Prius with 170,000 miles on it what would such data do to the resale value?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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