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Originally Posted by JSH
The 1st gen for the Prius (XW10) was first sold in Japan in 1997
We got the 1st gen from 2001 - 2003. The oldest of our early Prius is 21 years old and the newest is 19 years old. All of them are well past your expectations of 15 years old. (An engineer that sits a few desks away has a 1st gen with the original battery)
The 2rd Gen was sold from 2004 - 2009. The oldest is 18 years old and the newest is 13 years old. Yes some have needed new batteries - others soldier on with the original battery.
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I assumed I'd get called out, specifically by you. My original statement was 20 years of trouble free operation, but then it seemed ambitious even to me...
There's some non-sequitur as a result, but my assertion being that hybrids should have an expectation of lasting a reasonable duration without need of battery replacement. In my view, that's somewhere in the 15-20 year timeframe.
... I'm a bit biased in that I drained the fuel from a 1976 Buick Riviera that had sat for 15 years, put new fuel in (and a battery), and she ran fine. There's no 40 year old EV that just needs a charge and runs just fine. There is a discussion to be had around this difference in expectation and capability.