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Old 08-02-2022, 08:47 PM   #8 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
High Altitude Hybrid
 
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Location: Gunnison, CO
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Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV
90 day: 40.45 mpg (US)

Prius - '06 Toyota Prius
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Originally Posted by jakobnev View Post
Lead acid batteries are very inefficient when topping off, so if you are paying for that energy, you will easily and up losing money.
I also change lead acid batteries at about every 8 or 9 years. The Avalon's 12V batteries cost me some $300. The longer they last the better, even if they are inefficient keeping topped off.
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