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Best life for the traction battery?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by exmetrodriver, Dec 4, 2014.

  1. exmetrodriver

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    So owning several cars I dont always drive the Prius every day. Is it best to be driven daily for traction battery life?
     
    #1 exmetrodriver, Dec 4, 2014
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    Your fine.

    If your question began with "I'm having a problem keeping my 12v battery charged", then you might have some concern about the traction battery.
     
    #2 fotomoto, Dec 4, 2014
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    I would drive at least once per couple of months for HV health. Once per week would be ideal for the 12V battery.
     
    #3 Former Member 68813, Dec 5, 2014
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    no one has ever done a study on what effects battery life.
     
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    baloney. battery (of any type) life is a function of number of cycles, depth of discharge, and battery temp.
     
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    Yes.
     
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    so, how often it's driven doesn't matter?
     
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    Yes it does. When car sits battery discharges and longer it sit more it’s discharged. That’s the depth of discharge. Then drives should be long enough so that battery is charged full.
     
    #8 valde3, Dec 5, 2014
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