RSSFacts about Hybrid Car Battery Packs
Nov 20
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Those thinking about purchasing a hybrid car may be more than a little worried about what lies under the hood. Hybrid cars have partially battery-powered engines. Since a battery powered engines is not what that typically springs to mind when you think about what is driving a car, it’s a good idea to get some sort of an understanding of hybrid car battery packs. You will find a few salient details about them underneath.
Hybrid car battery packs do not need to be replaced like a toy’s batteries do. They are made to exceed the lifetime of the car, and therefore, a hybrid car’s warranty covers the battery pack for a time period that lasts between eight and ten years. In terms of mileage, a hybrid car battery pack is designed to last between 150,000 and 200,000 miles, and the odds are that it will probably last even longer than that.
The toxicity of hybrid car battery packs is a concern, but not a major concern, since hybrid car batteries use NiMH batteries, not the rechargeable nickel cadmium ones. Nickel cadmium batteries can be detrimental to the environment if not disposed of correctly, but the NiMH batteries that are used in hybrid car battery packs are fully recyclable.
Hybrid car battery packs contain hundreds of cells. Hundreds of cells means that hybrid cars have a complex battery underneath their hoods, and complexity does usually mean expensive, but with the generous warranty car manufacturers are giving on these cars, there is little risk of additional massive expense from the battery pack involved in purchasing a hybrid car.
The number of hybrid car battery pack failures reported has been really very low. When I say low, I mean negligible. If failure does occur, it is usually before the hybrid car even leaves the salesman’s garage. Toyota has even stated that some of its first Prius hybrid models have battery packs that have lasted more than 300,000 miles.
The cost of replacing hybrid car battery packs isn’t really even an issue It isn’t an issue because the hybrid car battery packs are built to last. The Department of Energy looked into hybrid cars, but stopped its test when the capacity was “just like new” after 160,000 miles. So very few people really seem to know for sure what it costs to replace hybrid car battery packs.
Hybrid car battery packs are evolving very quickly. If we look into the near future, we can see the next generation of hybrid car batteries is already in development. The goal is, naturally, to develop a technology that gives lots of power, lasts for the hybrid car’s lifetime, and costs less to make than it does today.
If your hybrid car battery pack does run out, there is a solution. Toyota has given some advice on what to do, should your hybrid battery pack run out after the warranty has expired. Their advice is to have the battery reconditioned. This solution works well because if something does go wrong, the problem usually lies with only one of the 28 modules that make up the battery.
The solution is to simply replace the depleted module with one that matches the chemistry of the hybrid car battery pack’s other 27 modules, your hybrid car’s battery should be back to new(ish). You can buy a matching module by getting a battery pack from another hybrid car of a similar mileage and age.
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