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Any Traction Pack Failure Stats Available?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by hill, Jan 2, 2009.

  1. hill

    hill High Fiber Member

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    I see plenty of 100K mile prius' on the 100K mile stickie. I know there are some over 200K & 300K. Now that I'm maybe a year out from 100K miles I'm curious if any person/group has compiled data on failures as they pertain to hyper milers. The 3 possible scenerios I imagine are:

    no difference
    quicker wear
    slower wear

    It'd sure be a hoot if it ended up prolonging the traction pack life.
     
    #1 hill, Jan 2, 2009
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    my mileage is posted on my signature.. i probably abuse my prius the most out of anyone here... i hope that helps your findings a tiny bit.

    i jump other cars.. trickle charge other 12v batteries.. and now i run a 1200w inverter several times a week off the 12v. if abuse equals battery failure.. i'll be sure to find out.
     
    #2 V8Cobrakid, Jan 2, 2009
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    I'd assume hypermiling would increase traction battery life, as the goal is to drive without waste... which means accelerating without electricity conversion losses from the battery, or braking which doesn't use the battery.

    So if we don't use it as much as normal drivers, the batteries have less cycles, thus the life of the batteries should increase.
     
    #3 Bob64, Jan 3, 2009
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    I hit 100,000 miles this week ( 37 months ). One of my friends who posts here ocassionally bought one of the first Gen2's exactly 5 yrs ago in Jan 2004. He just hit 220,000 miles. That was his 2nd Prius. He wants to be first in line for the Gen 3's.

    Toyota told Newsweek.com last spring that their own stats showed a replacement rate of 1 in 40000; i.e. 0.003%
     
    #4 DeadPhish, Jan 3, 2009
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