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Old 02-28-2019, 04:23 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I've heard Prius batteries are affected by age as much as use.

You think Phoenix is a harsher environment though? Perhaps batteries hold up better in PDX. I'd expect batteries to degrade faster in SoCal and Phoenix than cooler climates.
The research I've done shows Ni-Mh less susceptible to calendar aging than Lead-Acid or Li-Ion.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc...=rep1&type=pdf


Both of my Prii spent most of their lives in Birmingham, AL
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