Those considering buying a hybrid car can be a little concerned about what is under the hood. Hybrid cars have engines that run on batteries. From
a battery powered engine is not something that usually comes to mind
when people think about what's under the hood of a car, it's a good idea
to get a good understanding of the car battery hybrid- pack. Here are some facts about it are presented.
The battery packs of hybrid cars do not need to be replaced
Made
to last for the lifetime of the car, a hybrid car warranty covers the
battery for a period of time that lasts between eight and ten years. In terms of mileage, we expect a battery pack lasts between 150, 000
and 200 thousand miles, and is likely to last more than that.
Battery toxicity is a concern, but not a big concern
Hybrid cars use NiMH batteries, not rechargeable nickel cadmium. Nickel cadmium batteries are generally harmful to the environment, but
the NiMH batteries used in hybrid cars are fully recyclable.
Hybrid batteries contain hundreds of cells
Hundreds
of cells means that hybrid cars have a lot of complexity going on
underneath their hoods, and complexity that makes it usually means
expensive, but with the generous automakers warranty are taking place in
these cars, there is little involved in buying a hybrid.
The number of battery failures in hybrids have been really low
When I say low, I mean really low. If failure occurs, it will likely be before the remaining cars off the lot. Toyota has been said that some of its original Prius models have packs that have gone more than 300,000 miles.
The cost of replacing hybrid batteries is not even a problem
It is not a problem because the battery packs of hybrid cars are made to last. The
Department of Energy looked into hybrid vehicles, but the test was
stopped when the capacity was "as new" after 160,000 miles. So no one really seems to know for sure what it costs to replace the battery in a hybrid car.
The battery packs of hybrid cars are evolving
Looking to the future, the next generation of hybrid batteries is in the works. The goal: to find a technology that gives a lot of power, has a lifetime of hybrid car, and costs less to make.
If the battery does not exhaust its hybrid car, there is a solution
Toyota has released some tips on what to do if your hybrid battery should run after the warranty is over. The advice is to recondition the battery. The solution works well because if something goes wrong, the problem lies within one of the 28 battery modules consists of. So
if you simply replace the problematic module with one that matches the
chemistry of the other modules 27, the battery of your hybrid car should
be in good shape. You can find a match by getting a battery of another car that has a similar age and mileage.
