Max HV Battery Life

evenjack · 03-23-2005, 10:55 AM

I've been driving my '04 for over a year now with 21K+ miles. Summer mileage about 53, winter (Colorado) about 48. Records kept religiously. Am very curious about how long anyone thinks the HV battery will really last???? I've got the 100K warranty, and know about the 150K bench test, but what really happens??? :wink:

DanMan32 · 03-23-2005, 12:16 PM

It is supposed to last the life of the car. Really, you only get to use 40% of the battery's capacity, from 40% to 80?%, and even in that range, the car stays at 6 bars, about 60%, so it will last a real long time.

A taxi service has put 230K on theirs. I think time would be more of the enemy than miles.

evenjack · 03-23-2005, 06:13 PM

Thanks DanMan for the good info. I'm really happy with my Prius, but also have great respect for my checkbook, and almost croaked when my daughter told me she'd heard that I'd have to replace the high voltage battery at 100K at the tune of $5,000. Thanks again. This looks like a great website.

jayman · 03-23-2005, 06:48 PM

There is a lot of disinformation out there about hybrid cars in general. I suppose you missed the post a few days ago commenting on $15 g's for a Prius front-end brake job?

That was good for a laugh ...

03-23-2005, 10:55 AM	#1
evenjack Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 3 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Max HV Battery Life I've been driving my '04 for over a year now with 21K+ miles. Summer mileage about 53, winter (Colorado) about 48. Records kept religiously. Am very curious about how long anyone thinks the HV battery will really last???? I've got the 100K warranty, and know about the 150K bench test, but what really happens??? :wink:

03-23-2005, 06:13 PM	#3
evenjack Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 3 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Max HV Battery Life Thanks DanMan for the good info. I'm really happy with my Prius, but also have great respect for my checkbook, and almost croaked when my daughter told me she'd heard that I'd have to replace the high voltage battery at 100K at the tune of $5,000. Thanks again. This looks like a great website.

03-23-2005, 06:48 PM	#4
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 11,576 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 35 Thanked 187 Times in 170 Posts Friends: 12	Re: Max HV Battery Life There is a lot of disinformation out there about hybrid cars in general. I suppose you missed the post a few days ago commenting on $15 g's for a Prius front-end brake job? That was good for a laugh ...

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03-23-2005, 12:16 PM	#2
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	It is supposed to last the life of the car. Really, you only get to use 40% of the battery's capacity, from 40% to 80?%, and even in that range, the car stays at 6 bars, about 60%, so it will last a real long time. A taxi service has put 230K on theirs. I think time would be more of the enemy than miles.