New Panasonic or Generic Hybrid Battery Replacement

not even close, dealer battery doesn't need a warranty, we know they are reliable.

chinese junk, who knows?

 

Another choice would be the Nexpower LFP battery. Reportedly it has been pretty reliable, but it has only been around a relatively short time, so we cannot say at this time with certainty that it will last as long as an OEM battery. On the other hand, it is lighter and it stores more energy, which are both good reasons to consider it as an alternative to the OEM pack.

I had some experience with Chinese cylindrical NiMH batteries in a replacement pack on a 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid, and it was not a good experience. Personally, I would never buy a pack like that (again).

 

What good is a 4 year warranty; if you have to do the job again? Will they cover the labor cost; if the battery fails?

We had this new guy in our shop; that decided to save some money and put a no-name battery in one of our $15K monitor. Well in less than 3 months; the battery shorted and fried the monitor. Actually burned a hole in the battery housing. All we got was a replacement battery and an apology - "Well that has never happened before with our product" !!!!!! That new replacement battery got tossed onto our bad battery pallet.