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Posted by Bob & Holly Wilson on October 28, 2007, 10:11 pm
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> I've been wondering about the life span of a hybrid battery, and the cost,
> and have not heard any figures until I saw some posts here today.
> I'm hearing the the failure rate is really low and the life span is really
> long, like much greater than the typical 5 years of a regular lead-acid car
> battery. However, I'm also hearing that that Toyota won't warrenty them
> longer than 8 years or 100,000 miles in the state where I live.
> How many of these $550 batteries are in your Prius?
> I saw another post that says the replacement cost of the batteries is $3000
> plus labor.
> I saw another post that say the total replacement cost is $4500.
> It sounds like one battery replacement will wipe out any fuel cost savings,
> especially when the extra cost of the vehicle is factored in.
Well in my case, I already have a $550 spare battery and will swap it
with my perfectly good battery in about 8,000 miles. In effect, I have
two such batteries and will use one or the other.
When my original battery comes out, I plan to do the same modifications
to it. In short, it looks like I'll never have to pay the $4,500
replacement cost since I'll be doing my own work.
Bob Wilson
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