I had a dealer tell me yesterday that after the 100,000 mile warranty expired on the hybrid batteries, that the resale value would drop significantly due to the potential cost of replacing the batteries.
Is there any data out there on the total life of the TCH batteries, and would they would cost to replace?
the TCH is just to new for any batteries to be replaced.
The Prius which has been around a lot long still does not have any good data since there has not been any reported battery replacements due to battery failure. Toyota states the battery [i]should[i] be good untill past 150,000 miles. Some think it should last the life of the car. Either way, I am hoping there is a Li-ion battery available to replace mine when it goes out, and even better a plug-in conversion to go with that replacement battery.
Also, the resale value on all cars drops at 100,000 miles because a bank won't loan money on a car with over 100,000 miles. It is best to sell at 95,000 or keep it till the wheels fall off.
The car can't run w/o a battery pack. It won't start.
It won't backup either...
Regards - Randy
If there's one thing I've learned in online forums its this: Never argue with an idiot, they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience!
I thought about this as well and have to assume that the battery will be much cheaper than $3000 by the time the warranty runs out in 8 years or 100k miles. Time will tell...
Battery Replacement Cost
