> On November 27, 2018 at 12:56 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I think we can call the battery concerns of the old days overblown, the > batteries are all third party and have proven themselves, the Prius after all > has been out for a long time at this point.
The lithium battery Prius was introduced in 2015 IIRC. They were NiMH from 1999-2014, proven tech but not as energy dense as lithium. The Leaf has been around since the 2011 model year, but Nissan was forced to give out a lot of free batteries when the early ones didn't last as long as promised. The current batteries, if used with decent temperature management (for example, if they're not in a Leaf), should be good for 7-10 years, at which point the car will probably be worth less than a replacement battery. Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
