" I'm tired of always stressing over stupid batteries. "
Erick Belmer owns a Volt that has a bit over 300,000 miles on it with a bit over 100,000 from shore power, no noticeable battery degradation. It's well engineered and you can buy 1 for about $13K. Someone is trying to increase the performance of it (
https://www.facebook.com/groups/chev...9494952063128/) Honda's hybrid traction batteries aren't nearly as reliable as the Prius or Volt. Something to do with cell balancing and keeping it charged enough. Consumer Reports says only 5% of 12 year old Priuses have needed a new battery pack, a report a few years ago.
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