<VV> Prius Battery

[corvair at mts.net]

Taxi driver can put on 300k miles in three years. That's the best environment for a battery. What about the car that gets driven 10k a year where 5k of that is below-zero temp (heavy discharge, lots of semi-charged time)? I think that battery is not lasting 300k....

Having said that, lots of Prius cabs here in wintery subzero Winnipeg. Don't know if anyone is gathering statistics on battery life.

Doesn't matter to me though, a Prius is such a penalty box I can't imagine myself voluntarily driving one. Waiting for Saab to release their 1.9L turbodiesel in Canada.

Les
Corvair driver
Saab driver
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Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 08:18:52 -0700
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> Prius Battery Re:  American cars
To: <garyswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>, <virtualvairs at corvair.org>,
	<frankcb at aol.com>
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They have a record of lasting 300,000 miles in taxi service.  Is that less 
than you drive?
RonH

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From: <frankcb at aol.com>
To: <garyswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 6:27 AM
Subject: <VV> Prius Battery Re: American cars


> Gary,
> ???? The lithium ion battery in my laptop lasted only 3 years before I had 
> to replace it, but that cost less than $ 100.? When will you have to 
> replace your much larger Prius battery and at what cost????
> Frank "looking at long term cost" Burkhard
>
>