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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Is fixing the IMA, and enabling you to achieve or even improve such mileages at a wider range of speeds whenever you want or eventually need it, not worth at all? Is downsizing the battery out of question too?
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It might be some benefit in the city, but I don't think the IMA is very beneficial on the highway. It adds a nice bump in low-end torque, but I can live without that. And it's about $2,000 to replace the battery. I could build one good battery using the best cells from my other batteries, but I don't know how long it would last. I'd rather just never deal with it again. There isn't much downsizing to do, it's only a 6.5 Ah battery. I never liked the inconsistent behavior of the Honda hybrid system either.